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Author De Graaf, John.

Title Affluenza : the all consuming epidemic / John de Graaf, David Wann, Thomas H. Naylor in association with Redefining Progress ; illustrations by David Horsey ; foreword by Scott Simon.

Published San Francisco, CA : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2002.

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Location Call No. Status
 UniM Giblin Eunson  306.0973 DEGR    AVAILABLE
Edition 1st ed.
Physical description xvi, 268 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Notes "Based in part on the PBS television programs "Affluenza" and "Escape from affluenza."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-259) and index.
Contents Pt. 1. Symptoms -- 1. Shopping Fever -- 2. A Rash of Bankruptcies -- 3. Swollen Expectations -- 4. Chronic Congestion -- 5. The Stress of Excess -- 6. Family Convulsions -- 7. Dilated Pupils -- 8. Community Chills -- 9. An Ache for Meaning -- 10. Social Scars -- 11. Resource Exhaustion -- 12. Industrial Diarrhea -- 13. The Addictive Virus -- 14. Dissatisfaction Guaranteed -- Pt. 2. Causes -- 15. Original Sin -- 16. An Ounce of Prevention -- 17. The Road Not Taken -- 18. An Emerging Epidemic -- 19. The Age of Affluenza -- 20. Is There a (Real) Doctor in the House? -- Pt. 3. Treatment -- 21. The Road to Recovery -- 22. Bed Rest -- 23. Aspirin and Chicken Soup -- 24. Fresh Air -- 25. The Right Medicine -- 26. Back to Work -- 27. Vaccinations and Vitamins -- 28. Political Prescriptions -- 29. Annual Check-Ups -- 30. Healthy Again.
Other author Naylor, Thomas H., 1936-2012.
Wann, David.
Redefining Progress (Organization)
Subject Quality of life -- United States.
Wealth -- United States.
Consumption (Economics) -- United States.
United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-2020.
United States -- Economic conditions -- 1981-2001.
United States -- Civilization -- 1970-
Other uniform title Affluenza (Television program : 1997)
Escape from affluenza (Television program : 1998)
ISBN 1576751511 (acid-free paper)
1576751996