Consumerism
By: Roman Espejo, editor
Series: Opposing viewpoints series; Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Detroit, MI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
ISBN-13: 9780737745078; 9780737745061
Description: From the Publisher: Each volume in the Contemporary Issues Companion series provides readers with a wealth of information on topics of current interest.  Focusing on important social issues, each anthology examines its subject in a variety of ways, from personal statistical articles to the most relevant commentaries and overview.  Every essay is introduced with a brief summary of its main points and biographical information about the author, while the book's introduction presents a broad overview of the issues discussed.  A perfect resource for both students and the general reader, the Contemporary Issues Companion series is sure to be a valued source of current and readable information.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Why consider opposing viewpoints?; title: Introduction; title: 1:  What Is The Impact Of Consumerism?; title: Chapter preface; title: 1:  Consumption is linked to economic well-being / Kevin A Hassett and Aparna Mathur; title: 2:  Consumption is not an indicator of economic well-being / Virginia Postrel; title: 3:  Consumerism may be linked to mental and emotional problems / Tori DeAngelis; title: 4:  Consumerism is not linked to mental and emotional problems / Brendan O'Neill; title: 5:  Consumption of luxury goods is changing among consumers / Knowledge@Wharton; title: 6:  Luxury is not the same as consumer excess / Joseph Epstein; title: Periodical bibliography; title: 2:  What Facilitates Consumerism?; title: Chapter preface; title: 1:  Advertising promotes consumerism / Anup Shah; title: 2:  Shopping addiction promotes consumerism / Charles Shaw; title: 3:  Capitalism promotes consumerism / Rick Wolff; title: 4:  Capitalism is confused with consumerism / Michael J Foster; title: 5:  Recession is hurting consumerism / Alex Williams; title: 6:  Recession will not hurt consumerism / Zachary Karabell; title: Periodical bibliography; title: 3:  Is Consumerism A Problem?; title: Chapter preface; title: 1:  Consumerism harms children / Kris Berggren; title: 2:  Dangers of consumerism for children are overstated / Karen Sternheimer; title: 3:  Environmental movement has created greet consumerism / Frank Furedi; title: 4:  Rejecting consumerism can help the environment / Wendee Holtcamp; title: 5:  Credit card consumerism creates debt / Stuart Vyse; title: 6:  Credit card consumerism is ending / Kimberly Palmer; title: Periodical bibliography; title: 4:  Should Consumerism Be Rejected?; title: Chapter preface; title: 1:  Consumerism should be rejected / Wanda Urbanska; title: 2:  Rejecting consumerism is unrealistic / Reihan Salam; title: 3:  Freeganism addresses the problems of consumerism / Sergio Burns; title: 4:  Moderate consumerism is more practical than freeganism / Raina Kelley; title: 5:  Consumerism conflicts with Christianity / Christian Science Monitor; title: 6:  Consumerism can benefit Christianity / Jeremy Lott; title: Periodical bibliography; title: For further discussion; title: Organizations to contact; title: Bibliography of books; title: Index