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16-September-2008 16:15:16 - Affluenza Anti-consumerism Related social movements Anarchism · Anti-globalization · Childfree · Environmentalism · Situationist International · Postmodernism · Socialism · Survivalism · Anti-consumerism · Ideas and theory Society of the Spectacle · Culture jamming · Corporate crime · Productivism · Media bias · Buy Nothing Day · Alternative culture · Simple living · Do it yourself · Microgeneration · Autonomous building · Cultural Creatives · Commodity fetishism · Cultural hegemony · Conspicuous consumption · Ethical consumerism · Post-materialism Popular works Culture Jamming: Hacking, Slashing, and Sniping in the Empire of the Signs · No Logo · The Corporation · Affluenza · Escape from Affluenza · The Theory of the Leisure Class · Fight Club · Surplus Persons and organizations Adbusters · Ralph Nader · Green party · John Zerzan · Noam Chomsky · Ron English · Naomi Klein · Thorstein Veblen · Guy Debord · Michael Moore · Michel Foucault · RTMark · The Yes Men · Reverend Billy · CounterCorp Related subjects Advertising · Capitalism · Economic problems · Left wing politics · Sweatshops · Anti-consumerists · Social movements This box: view talk Affluenza is a term used by critics of consumerism, a portmanteau of affluence and influenza. Sources define this term as follows: affluenza, n. a painful, contagious, socially transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more. de Graaf 1 affluenza, n. 1. The bloated, sluggish and unfulfilled feeling that results from efforts to keep up with the Joneses. 2. An epidemic of stress, overwork, waste and indebtedness caused by the pursuit of the American Dream. 3. An unsustainable addiction to economic growth. PBS 1 Proponents of the term consider the costs of prizing material wealth vastly outweigh the benefits. They claim those who become wealthy will find the economic success leaving them unfulfilled and hungry for more wealth. The condition is considered particularly acute amongst those with inherited wealth, who are often said to experience guilt, lack of purpose and dissolute behavior, as well as obsession with holding on to the wealth John Levy's Coping with Inherited Wealth - see 2. Contents 1 The Affluenza theory 2 Affluenza by country 2.1 Australia 2.2 United States 3 Affluenza in popular culture 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External links The Affluenza theory British psychologist Oliver James asserts that there is a correlation between the increasing nature of affluenza and the resulting increase in material inequality: the more unequal a society, the greater the unhappiness of its citizens.2. Referring to Vance Packard's thesis The Hidden Persuaders on the manipulative methods used by the advertising industry, James relates the stimulation of artificial needs to the rise in affluenza. To highlight the spread of affluenza in societies with varied levels of inequality, James interviewed people in several cities including Sydney, Singapore, Moscow, Shanghai, Copenhagen and New York. James also believes that higher rates of mental disorders are the consequence of excessive wealth-seeking in consumerist nations. 3. He cites World Health Organization data that English-speaking nations have twice as much mental illness as mainland Europe: 23% vs 11.5% suffered in the twelve months endingwhen?. James defines affluenza as 'placing a high value on money, possessions, appearances physical and social and fame,' and this becomes the rationale behind the increasing mental illness in English-speaking societies. He explains the greater incidence of affluenza as the result of 'Selfish Capitalism,' the neo-conservative or Market Liberal political governance found in English-speaking nations as compared to the less selfish capitalism pursued in mainland Europe. James asserts that societies can remove the negative consumerist effects by pursuing real needs over perceived wants, and by defining themselves as having value independent of their material possessions. Affluenza by country Australia Hamilton and Denniss' book4 poses the question, If the economy has been doing so well, why are we not becoming happier? pvii. They argue that affluenza causes over-consumption, luxury fever, consumer debt, overwork, waste, and harm to the environment. These pressures lead to psychological disorders, alienation and distress p179, causing people to self-medicate with mood-altering drugs and excessive alcohol consumption p180. They note that a number of Australians have reacted by downshifting - they decided to reduce their incomes and place family, friends and contentment above money in determining their life goals. Their critique leads them to identify the need for an alternative political philosophy, and the book concludes with a political manifesto for wellbeing see 3. United States Affluenza is considered to be most present in the United States, where the culture encourages its citizens to measure their worth by financial success and material possessions. Mainstream media outlets, such as television broadcasts, tend to demonstrate how pervasive the idea has become; and by the same token, the same media outlets reinforce the values to the viewers. The term affluenza was popularized in the United States by the 1997 documentary of the same name from KCTS and Seattle and Oregon Public Broadcasting4. John de Graaf, producer of the documentary, also co-authored a book with the same title1. Affluenza in popular culture Affluenza is mentioned in Chumbawamba's song Buy Nothing Day. Radio talker Rush Limbaugh regularly runs a parody advertisement mocking the concept and suggesting that those stricken with affluenza can be cured by listening to his program. Affluenza is also mentioned in the song 1 and 3, from the punk-rock band MxPx We're possessed, obsessed in turn we're more depressed we're doomed, consumed we gotta get that monkey off our backs affluenza, a-fflu-enza! See also Look up Affluenza in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Frugality Simple living or Voluntary simplicity Status Anxiety References ^ a b Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic, John de Graaf, David Wann Thomas H. Naylor, ISBN 1-57675-199-6 ^ James, Oliver 2007. Affluenza: How to Be Successful and Stay Sane. Vermilion. ISBN 9780091900113. ^ James, Oliver 2008. The Selfish Capitalist. Vermilion. ISBN 9780091923815. ^ a b Affluenza: when too much is never enough, Clive Hamilton and Richard Denniss, Allen Unwin 2005, ISBN 1-74114-671-2 Further reading The Circle of Simplicity, Cecile Andrews, ISBN 0-06-092872-7 The Golden Ghetto: The Psychology of Affluence, Jessie H. O'Neill, ISBN 978-0967855400 Voluntary Simplicity, Duane Elgin, ISBN 0-688-12119-5 Voluntary Simplicity, Daniel Doherty Amitai Etzioni, ISBN 0-7425-2066-8 External links PBS Show: Affluenza Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year Winners: Affluenza Oliver James website The Affluenza Project Affluenza issues in the USA Retrieved from http://en..org/wiki/Affluenza Categories: Anti-corporate activism | Simple living | Economic problems | WealthHidden category: Vague or ambiguous time Views Article Discussion this page History Personal tools Log in / create account Navigation Main page Contents Featured content Current events Random article Search Go Search Interaction Community portal Recent changes Contact Donate to Help Toolbox What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Printable version Permanent link Cite this page Languages Deutsch This page was last modified on 10 August 2008, at 06:48
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