how markets corrupt children, infantilize adults, and swallow citizens whole
Barber, Benjamin R.
2008
Explores the effects of capitalism on American culture and how consumer capitalism overproduces goods, targets children, and encourages adults to abandon self-restraint.
Fifteen essays debate issues regarding materialism in America, discussing such topics as children's materialism, the environment, the economy, happiness, self-improvement, the family, and community.
Discuss varying points of view about consumerism, including such topics as whether consumerism benefits society, harms children, and leads to overconsumption, and the impact that it has on American spending habits.
the commercialized child and the new consumer culture
Schor, Juliet
2004
The author examines the marketing techniques and strategies in television advertising, movies, and on the Internet that target children and attempt to convince them that the products they see are essential to their social survival.
