Chapter 1. Consumption and Young Consumers. What is consumerism?; Household expenditure patterns; Households' $1000-a-week splurge; We're better off but eager to spend; Spoilt for choice, shoppers feel strain; More doesn't always make folks merrier; Shooting the material world's messenger; Blurring the advertising line; These little kiddies went to market; New code for marketing fast food to children; Hey little spender, come spend a little time in our shops; The rise and rise of the tweenager; Young people aren't all totally into 'stuff' -- Chapter 2. Affluenza and Ethical Consumption. Affluenza: the new illness in Australia?; More for greedy consumers to digest; Australians will never feel prosperous: new report; A serious bout of affluenza; After affluenza; Danger of excess in our throwaway culture; Retail therapy: beware cure hiding a disease; Consumption: a fact sheet; Clean living and a bid for the perfect lifestyle; Shop smart: green guide to ethical shopping; When ethics are just prejudice; Consumerism and the silly season; Small spenders: the final frontier; Skip dippin' away: how the bin became a convenience store; Downsizing, downshifting downunder
Summary
Consumerism and overspending has for many Australians become a way of life, in which they experience confusion between their needs and wants. This book examines these issues, and looks at ethical consumption, how does our consumption of luxury goods impact on the developing world and on the environment?
