Con$umed : how markets corrupt children, infantilize adults, and swallow citizens whole

Publication Data

• Title Con$umed : how markets corrupt children, infantilize adults, and swallow citizens whole
• Alternative Title How markets corrupt children, infantilize adults, and swallow citizens whole
• Author Benjamin R. Barber
• Publisher W.W. Norton
• Publication date 2007
• Publication location New York
• Language English

Contents

The birth of consumers. Capitalism triumphant and the infantilist ethos ; From protestantism to puerility
The eclipse of citizens. Infantilizing consumers: the coming of kidults ; Privatizing citizens: the making of civic schizophrenia ; Branding identities: the loss of meaning ; Totalizing society: the end of diversity
The fate of citizens. Resisting consumerism: can capitalism cure itself? ; Overcoming civic schizophrenia: restoring citizenship in a world of interdependence.

Topics

• Consumption (Economics) :: United States
• Consumer behavior :: United States
• Child consumers :: United States
• Capitalism :: United States
• Materialism :: Social aspects :: United States
• Mass society
• United States :: Social conditions :: 1980-
• United States

Con$umed : how markets corrupt children, infantilize adults, and swallow citizens whole by Benjamin R. Barber. ISBN 9780393049619. Published by W.W. Norton in 2007. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.