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Overspent American, The : Why We Want What We Don't Need
March 16, 2005
| Length: | 0:31:46 |
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Program Description:
In this powerful documentary, Juliet Schor scrutinizes what she calls "the new consumerism" - a national phenomenon of upscale spending that is shaped and reinforced by a commercially-driven media system. She argues that "keeping up with the Joneses" is no longer enough for middle and upper-middle class Americans, many of whom become burdened with debilitating debt as they seek to emulate materialistic "TV lifestyles."
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