Marshall Sahlin's account of the good life among hunter gatherers.

Our attachment to objects without an understanding of their social origins.

French sociologist who argued that class distinctions are inhabited in what people purchase and how they behave.

An escape from urban/suburban life to a simpler life in the country.

Annoying behavior children use to manipulate their parents into buying something for them.

Something that is valuable solely because of its scarcity.

The Freudian idea that we can redirect our instinctual energy towards productive ends.

The ironic consumption of what you know to be inferior goods.

German sociologist who argued that, beyond social class, distinctive lifestyles based on what people consumed served as an important indicator of status.

What parents spend on their children to make up for the time they've been away from them.

The purchase of goods primarily as signifiers of status in an economically advanced society.

Marcuse's idea that marketers are able to redirect our instinctual energy towards buying things.

City planning consultant who advises making your city a magnet for the creative class; economic progress will soon follow.

A French sociologist who argued that regular interaction with others in community was a good source of trust in others.

The tendency of marketers to create advertising using children just a bit older than the target audience.

Evidence of your social distance from necessary hard work and toil.

A group of German exiles who reinterpreted Marx's notion of ideology to better understand the use of the culture industry under Hitler and eventually in the United States.

An anti-globalization activist/author whom Heath and Potter deem a hypocrite because of her elitist Toronto real estate holdings.

A 17th century political theorist who are argued that the state may inflict violence to enforce the rule of law instill trust among members of society.

Legislation that barred the federal government from regulating advertisements aimed at children.

The Maori word for the idea that things are mixed with souls.

One of Herbert Marcuse's students who would have a lasting impact on the counter culture through her activism in the Black Panthers.

When a social problem is recognized by many, but nobody is willing to do anything about it.

A romantic revolt against utilitarian society.

Ten hours and forty-five minutes.