The cycle of work and spend -- Stretching reference groups -- The visible lifestyle -- The costs of overspending -- Getting off the consumer escalator
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
Performer
Juliet Schor
Event
Originally produced by Media Education Foundation in 2004
