Consumer culture harms society / Benjamin Barber, interviewed by Kimberly Palmer -- Consumer culture benefits society / Howard Bloom -- Consumer culture harms children and teens / Madeline Levine -- Teen spending habits have changed / Natalie Zmuda -- Rejecting consumerism is beneficial / Robert Llewellyn -- Rejecting consumerism is not realistic / Tim Cavanaugh -- High socio-economic status causes depression / Peter Dodson -- Advertising is to blame for overconsumption / Jean Kilbourne -- Human instinct is to blame for overconsumption / John Naish -- American consumers are becoming more careful spenders / Noreen O'Leary.
Summary
Explores the issues surrounding consumer culture. Presents diversity of opinion on the topic, including both conservative and liberal points of view in an even balance.