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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results16 Connexions Library2 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 2 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 1 Sources Library 1 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryAnti-consumerism: Connexipedia Article Article The socio-political movement against consumerism, the equation of personal happiness with consumption and the purchase of material possessions. Canadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 1, Number 2 - July 1976 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1976 Connexions Digest: Volume 12, Number 1 - Fall 1988 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1988 Connexions Digest: Issue 50 - December 1989 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1989 Connexions Digest: Issue 51 - May 1990 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1990 Connexions Digest: Issue 52 - August 1990 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1990 Connexions Digest: Issue 53 - January 1991- A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1991 Connexions Digest: Issue 54 - February 1992- A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1992 Consumer Hell Monbiot, George Article 2010 The problem with gross domestic product is that there are no deductions involved: all economic activity is accounted as if it were of positive value. Social harm is added to, not subtracted from, soci... Corporate Coercion and the Drive to Eliminate Buying with Cash Nader, Ralph Article 2018 Consumer freedom and privacy are examined as coercive commercialism quickly moves toward a cashless economy, when all consumers are forced into corporate payment systems from credit/debit cards, mobil... Design for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change  Papanek, Victor Book 1970 While two-thirds of the world's population lives in poverty, valuable human and natural resources are used to produce: fur-covered toilet seats, electronic nail polish dryers, diapers for parakeets, a... Green Business: Hope or Hoax?: Toward an Authentic Strategy for Restoring the Earth Plant, Christopher, Plant, Judith Book 1991 Is green business a viable strategy or a contradiction in terms? Last Stand: A Riveting Expose of Environmental Pillage and a Lone Journalist's Struggle to Keep Faith Manning, Richard Book 1992 The author describes his confrontation with big business, examining the clash between nature and consumer society. Rebel Sell: Why the Culture Can't be Jammed Heath, Joseph; Potter, Adnrew Book 2004 Released in the U.S. under the title Nation of Rebels: Why Counterculture Became Consumer Culture, the book is a critique of the underlying theory of counterculture Heath and Potter note that the cap... This Little Kiddy Went to Market: The Corporate Capture of Childhood Beder, Sharon Book 2009 Analyses how people and planet are being systematically subordinated to profit. Turning Children Into Consumers Beder, Sharon Article 2009 Children are naïve about advertising and can easily be manipulated and exploited by marketers to want and demand their products. Corporate marketers believe that over time they can be shaped into life... Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesCentre for Social Justice The CSJ conducts research, educates and advocates to narrow the gap in income, wealth and power and enhance peace and human security. It does this by bringing together academics, labour unions, faith... Sources Calendar, The The Sources Calendar contains event listings of interest to journalists and the media.
To submit items use the online form at http://calendar.sources.com. Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryConsumer Topic Index in Sources Directory of Experts Spokespersons, Experts, and Resources A subject guide to experts and spokespersons on topics related to consumers and consumer issues in the Sources directory for the media. From the Connexions ArchivesNew Internationalist Serial Publication (Periodical) New Internationalist reports on issues of world poverty and inequality. We focus attention on the unjust relationship between the powerful and the powerless worldwide in the fight for global justice. |
