Affluenza http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affluenza Introduction: We always see new terms‚ expressions‚ language and terminology invading the language‚ especially in the field of education. Therefore‚ the language‚ any language in any given nation‚ if we watch close enough‚ then we probably would find many new words in the speech. However‚ this brings us to a term known as AFFLUENZA. So let us explore and look for what is the meaning of this new word in the English language‚ from where it
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Affluenza: An Essay on Greed In American Finance and Culture "You can be greedy and still feel good about yourself." Ivan Boesky: Sentenced to prison for insider-trading‚ barred from dealing in securities‚ and ordered to pay $100 million in penalties‚ November 14th 1986. Greed has been a topic of religious‚ socio-economic‚ and moral discussion for centuries. Anthropologists have assigned it as one of the “mean genes” in human nature because without it‚ hunter gather societies
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02/11/2014 Summary of the introduction to Affluenza In the introduction of Affluenza‚ the authors，John De Graaf‚ David Wann and Thomas H. Naylor‚ describe a new epidemic disease called Affluenza that spreading all over the world from United States. According to the “Oxford English Dictionary”‚ the definition is “a painful‚ contagious‚ socially transmitted condition of overload‚ debt‚ anxiety‚ and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more”. The Affluenza has infected Americans’ society‚ and affect
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history. We aspire to the lifestyles of the rich and famous at the cost of family‚ friends and personal fulfilment. Rates of stress‚ depression and obesity are up as we wrestle with the emptiness and endless disappointments of the consumer life. Affluenza pulls no punches‚ claiming our whole society is addicted to overconsumption. It tracks how much Australians overwork‚ the growing mountains of stuff we throw out‚ the drugs we take to ’self-medicate’ and the real meaning of ’choice’. Fortunately
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Affluenza is a painful‚ contagious‚ socially transmitted condition of overload‚ debt‚ anxiety and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more. It is a powerful virus that has infected the American society‚ threatening our wallets‚ our friendships‚ our families‚ our communities‚ and our environment. Since the United States has become the economic model for most of the world this virus is now flowing freely on every continent. The costs and consequences of this disease are massive even though they
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This disorder is called "Affluenza" it is very catching and once polluted with the disease it is difficult to be overthrown. "Affluenza" is characterized as an unhealthful connection with money‚ blown up hopes and tiresome efforts to keep up with the Joneses. "Affluenza" creates anxiety‚ bankruptcy‚ and becomes the reason of several problems in associations. Even though‚ there are some people who have unlike definitions for "Affluenza". Many people find "Affluenza" to be a rich man ’s mental
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In 1997‚ a PBS documentary introduced “affluenza” to the English language. The word is used to describe people who have a tendency to “keep up with the Joneses‚” which gave people an opportunity to poke fun at “America’s ever-increasing consumption.” Even though people are entitled to spending their own money‚ I believe that Americans are too dependent on material goods. For the most part‚ I believe that Americans are a little too needy when it comes to material items. In the political cartoon
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the rest is the case of the “affluenza teen” who had killed four people and injured two while driving drunk. Ethan Couch had been described as being a “victim” of affluenza‚ which isn’t some terminal disease‚ nor is it anything like depression. Affluenza is defined as “the unhealthy and unwelcome psychological and social effects of affluence (having great wealth) regarded especially as a widespread societal problem” according to merriam-websters’ dictionary. Affluenza appears in the wealthy‚ usually
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neighbor was and had interaction with them. Now everything is the total opposite and our society has taken advantage of all the advances we have had over the years. As an individual we have all experienced our over use in cellular technology. The film “Affluenza” gives us a comparison of the evolution of technology‚ “cell phone ownership among adults has risen 85%” A quote that is very true that a lot of people won’t understand “people voluntarily hand over their sovereignty as Americans and citizens in
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Couch shouldn’t of been given jail time was stated to be a unique disease that only America’s wealthiest have; that disease being “Affluenza.” This term pokes fun at the term
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