Consumer culture / Watkins, Heidi

Contains ten essays that provide varying perspectives on consumer culture, discussing whether consumer culture is harmful to society, teen spending habits, how high socioeconomic status can cause depression, overconsumption, and related topics, and including essays by Howard Bloom, Peter Dodson, Jean Kilbourne, and others.

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.