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The overspent American : why we want what we don't need / with Juliet Schor.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Consumer behavior--United States.
- Consumer behavior.
- Consumer protection.
- Consumption (Economics)--United States.
- Consumption (Economics).
- Credit--United States.
- Credit.
- Debt--United States.
- Debt.
- Finance, Personal--United States.
- Finance, Personal.
- Lifestyles--United States.
- Lifestyles.
- Saving and investment--United States.
- Saving and investment.
- Values--United States.
- Values.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file, 33 minutes) ; sound, color
- Contained In:
- Media Education Foundation Collection
- Place of Publication:
- [Northampton, MA] : Media Education Foundation, 2004.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- digital
- video file MPEG-4 Flash
- Summary:
- This powerful video scrutinizes what Juliet Schor calls "the new consumerism" - a national phenomenon of upscale spending shaped and reinforced by a media system driven by commercial interests. Illustrated with hundreds of media examples, The Overspent American draws attention to the costs (both financial and social) of the relentless search for happiness and identity through spending.
- Credits:
- Executive producers, Sut Jhally, Loretta Alper ; producer, editor, camera, Kelly Garner.
- Notes:
- Originally produced by Media Education Foundation in 2004.
- OCLC:
- 897765409
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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