The overspent American [videorecording] : why we want what we don't need / with Juliet Schor ; producer, kelly Garner
Publication details: United States : Media Education Foundation, 2007Description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (37 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 cmISBN:- 1893521915
- Why we want what we don't need [videorecording]
- Executive producers, Sut Jhally ; editor, camera, Kelly Garner
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| MEDIA | PERPUSTAKAAN TUN SERI LANANG | PERPUSTAKAAN TUN SERI LANANG MEDIA-P. TUN SERI LANANG (ARAS 2) | dvd HF5415.33.U6O94 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00001598425 |
Title from title screen
The cycle of work and spend -- Stretching reference groups -- The visible lifestyle -- The costs of overspending -- Getting off the consumer escalator -- Downshifting -- Kid spending -- Lipstick -- SUV advertising
Executive producers, Sut Jhally ; editor, camera, Kelly Garner
Juliet Schor
Film explains the cultural forces behind Americans overspending in order to demonstrate material success. The overspent American challenges the inevitability of the consumer lifestyle by proposing alternatives to the work and spend cycle that has so many Americans feeling trapped and fulfilled
In English with optional English and Spanish subtitles
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