Affluenza : how overconsumption is killing us-- and how we can fight back

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Full Title:: Affluenza : how overconsumption is killing us-- and how we can fight back / John de Graaf, David Wann

Subjects:: Quality of life--United States
Wealth--United States
Consumption (Economics)--United States
United States--Social conditions
United States--Economic conditions
United States--Civilization--1970-

Table of Contents:: Cover; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; PART ONE: SYMPTOMS; 1. Feverish expectations; 2. All stuffed up; 3. Stressed to kill; 4. Family fractures; 5. Community chills; 6. Heart failure; 7. Social scars; 8. Resource exhaustion; 9. Industrial diarrhea; 10. A cancerous culture; PART TWO: CAUSES; 11. Early infections; 12. An ounce of prevention; 13. The road not taken; 14. An emerging epidemic; 15. The Age of Affluenza; 16. Spin doctors; PART THREE: CURES; 17. Diagnostic test; 18. Bed rest; 19. Affluholics anonymous; 20. Fresh air; 21. Back to work; 22. Building immunity
23. Policy prescriptions24. Vital signs; 25. The glow of health; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; About the authors
Summary:: Previous editions of Affluenza described the early symptoms of the disease that led to a nearly fatal shutdown of all our financial systems in 2008. This new edition puts more focus on the behavior changes we need to make to be certain that the Great Recession does not become a prelude to something worse.
Language:: English
Language Note:: English
Physical Type/Description:: 1 online resource (289 p.)
General Note:: Description based upon print version of record.