kade304 March 9, 2009 at 11:46 pm
# One CommentI see it all around me—to a lesser extent in people I know, and to a much greater extent in the media—this pervasive image of wealth and expenditure, of the good life (it isn’t even the American Dream anymore). We see this vision of how other people live, and we come to believe that it [...]
mromero March 9, 2009 at 11:18 pm
# No Comment YetI disagree about people being infected with affluenza in middle school because for one thing I never cared about trends or buying stuff back then I was just interested in getting good grades and hanging out with friends. But I guess everyone is different although I know many people who are not interested in [...]
hshareef March 9, 2009 at 10:42 pm
# No Comment YetMy austere upbringing as a child has left me completely repulsed by such lavish consumption as is manifest in much of American society. Not cleaning the dinner plate was an act of extreme ingratitude in my house. Television was eternally banned from our home, forcing my six other siblings and I to spend the [...]
heidi March 9, 2009 at 12:12 am
# 3 CommentsMiddle school—we’ve all been there. It’s a time when everyone wants to be the queen bee (even the queen bee). It’s a time when you spend all of your time keeping up with the latest trends. I feel like middle school is the time when affluenza (the compulsive need to “keep up with the Joneses” [...]
aice March 8, 2009 at 11:57 pm
# 4 CommentsAfluenza, a name given to excessive consumer consumption, is a problem that has found its way into every aspect of society. I am definitely guilty of affluenza on many offenses. But I know I am definitely not alone—I think most everyone in our society is guilty of Affluenza at some degree. Even [...]
tanya March 8, 2009 at 11:52 pm
# One CommentTo be brutally honest with myself, I am afflicted by affluenza. I think we almost all are. We all consume and our consumption tends to be based in following the norms and consumer tendencies of a group with which we identify. Ideally we would be consuming in line with the group that is attempting to [...]
ellenwillis-norton March 8, 2009 at 11:49 pm
# 5 CommentsEllen Willis-Norton
3/6/9/09
Escaping Affluenza
The movie “Affluenza” attributes human’s overconsumption of materials to a corporation’s utilization of advertising. As shopping fever grew, not only were adults affected by growing materialism, but advertisers began to expand the market to children’s advertising. Children are now growing up with a materialistic mind set. The movie argues that “affluenza” forces both [...]
MelanieK March 8, 2009 at 11:47 pm
# 2 CommentsThe film Affluenza highlights the consumerism that characterizes so much of American society. Living in the midst of that society, each one of us is inherently influenced by its ideals and standards. For those of us raised within the context of American culture, consumption-based values unavoidably have shaped our perspective, worldview, and actions.
Watching Affluenza [...]
Linh Bach March 8, 2009 at 11:33 pm
# No Comment YetThe perfect stitching, impeccable zip lines and shining handle glistered before my eyes. My mind went blank, I held my breath and took out my Master card.
Admittedly, I am a patient of the so called disease Affluenza. I would occasionally remind myself that there are other living souls on earth who don’t even have the [...]
Tia March 8, 2009 at 10:34 pm
# No Comment Yet3/8/2009
Hopping on the Bandwagon
Officially dubbed a “disease” by economists, ‘Affluenza’ continues to take a large toll on the life styles and communities people live in today. Affluenza appears to be an inescapable reality, since corporations have been polluting our minds with jingles and advertisements since we were children. American consumerism as portrayed in the film, [...]