Title

Affluenza Documentary (1997)

Description

A one-hour PBS documentary which analogizes materialism and consumption to an epidemic. The term 'affluenza' is a combination of 'affluence' and 'influenza.' This an educational and socially critical piece that discusses the harmful affects of overconsumption, and provides ways to 'treat' it.

Link to Affluenza Documentary (1997) on YouTube.

Creator(s)

John De Graaf

Format

Video

Audience

All audiences/General public

School Teachers

Religious Education Teachers

Rights

The original version of this resource was accessed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2m32ZUeAIA on April 22, 2020.

Issues

english Consumerism/Waste

Relation

Resources for Affluenza