Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Consumption is a social relationship, the dominant relationship in our societyone that makes it harder and harder for people to hold together, to create community. An interview with juliet schor, author of plenitude early in the life of this blog, several readers wrote to me to recommend a book called plenitude. The end of the long summer by dianne dumanoski makes just that case. This cited by count includes citations to the following articles in scholar. Schor shares examples of urban farmers, diy renovators, and others working outside the conventional market to illuminate the path away from the workand. Juliet schor is professor of sociology at boston college. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The commercialized child and the new consumer culture 2004 true wealth, plenitude, 201. Juliet schor isnt quite this plenitude is partly about the need to include the environment in our thinking about the economy traditionally the two have been entirely separate fields, and partly about very practical ways in which we can do thisessentially, how we can live well and take care of ourselves and the earth now that weve.
By juliet schor, center for a new american dream this beautifully drawn 5minute video provides a vision of what a postconsumer society could look like, with people working fewer hours and pursuing reskilling, homesteading, and smallscale enterprises that can help reduce the overall size and impact of the consumer economy. Discussion from the perspective of the individual, there are four principles of plenitude. I bought juliet schor s book, plenitude, not long after i published my own book the homebrew industrial revolution. Schor offers a groundbreaking intellectual statement about the economics and sociology of ecological decline, suggesting a radical change in how we think. Schor rejects the sacrifice message, with the insight that social innovations and new technology can simultaneously enhance our lives and protect the planet. It is worth noting the historical and global connections between the sharing platforms and other types of p2p activity. I quickly biked to the library, checked it out, read it covertocover, and found that i agreed fully with its premise. In plenitude economist and bestselling author juliet b. How and why millions of americans are creating a timerich, ecologically light, smallscale, highsatisfaction economy penguin, 2011, previously published as plenitude. Its written by juliet schor, who also wrote the overspent american, a book focusing on adults and. Info 511 the first is that the strategy which optimized individual wealth and wellbeing over the.
The new economics of true wealth penguin, 2010 by juliet schor. As we travel along this shutdown path, food, energy, transport. For decades, americans have devoted an increasing fraction of their time and money to the marketworking longer hours, filling leisure time with activities that require more income per unit of time, and buying, rather than making, more of what they consume. The overspent american explores why so many of us feel materially dissatisfied, why we work staggeringly long hours and yet walk around with everpresent mental wish lists of things to buy or get, and why.
The best books on consumption and the environment five. Schor offers a groundbreaking intellectual statement about the economics and sociology of ecological decline, suggesting a radical change in how we think about consumer goods, value, and ways to live. In true wealth titled plenitude in hardcover, economist and new dream board cochair juliet schor offers a groundbreaking intellectual statement about the economics and sociology of ecological decline, suggesting a radical change in how we think about consumer goods, value, and ways to live. Outlines a strategy for addressing key ecological and financial challenges that focus on redefining what goods, values, and lifestyle mean, along with recommendations on promoting sustainability without deprivation. Juliet schor is a longtime analyst of consumer culture. Science juliet schor s born to buy is an extremely wellresearched, informative, and empowering book on how. How and why millions of americans are creating a timerich, ecologically light, smallscale, highsatisfaction economy penguin, 2011, previously published as plenitude she also wrote the national bestseller the overworked american. She is the author of born to buy, the overworked american, and the overspent american. Emilie dubois, juliet schor, and lindsey carfagna,new cultures of connection in a boston time bank, in practicing plenitude, eds. Juliet schor argues in her book plenitude that a continuation of the business as usual bau economythe current economic rules, practices, growth trajectory, and ecological consequences of production and consumptionis no longer a viable option during this time of economic and ecological challenge. Juliet schor on the plenitudebased commons economy p2p.
Info 211 the financial panic of 2008 was horrible, but it did have one good result. At a moment of ecological and financial crisis, bestselling author and economist schor presents a. Humans are degrading the planet far faster than they are regenerating it. It directs us to the chance to be rich in the things that matter to us most, and the wealth that is available in our relations with one another. Juliet schor of boston college discusses the structural connections between hours of work and ecological impact, paying attention to both scale size of economy effects and composition mix of. She advocates rethinking our whole way of life, including our consumer habits, if we want the planet to survive. An interview with juliet schor, author of plenitude. Before joining boston college, she taught at harvard university for 17 years, in the department of economics and the committee on degrees in womens studies. Schor presents a revolutionary strategy for transitioning toward a richer, more balanced life. The award recognizes professor schor for over two decades of work on consumption and contemporary social life that has significantly impacted public discourse, public policy, and the visibility of sociology in cultural life.
Schor s books include the overworked american, the overspent american, sustainable lifestyles and the quest for plenitude, and true wealth. The end of the long summer is a superb book that puts both climate change and other environmental issues into a longterm perspective. The 2014 award for public understanding of sociology went to juliet schor, professor of sociology at boston college. The overspent american download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. It is a great pleasure to communicate with colleagues in the p2p world. Debating the sharing economy great transition initiative. Plenitude means satisfaction with abundance rather than constant lust for more. Juliet schor sociology department morrissey college of. At a moment of ecological and financial crisis, bestselling author and economist juliet b. Juliet schor s suggestion of limiting work hours through the 80 percent solution is.
Schor born 1955 is a sociology professor at boston college. Schor s research focuses on consumption, time use, and environmental sustainability. Schor is a professor of sociology at boston college, a former member of the harvard economics department, and a guggenheim fellowship recipient. Schor offers a groundbreaking intellectual statement about the economics and sociology of ecological decline, suggesting a radical change in how. She has studied trends in working time, consumerism, the relationship between work and family, womens issues and economic inequality, and concerns about climate change in the environment. Schor ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. From 2010 to 2017, she studied the sharing economy under a large research project funded by the macarthur. Visualizing a plenitude economy an animated take on what a postconsumer society could look like 5 min.
Sustainable lifestyles and the quest for plenitude. As we travel along this shutdown path, food, energy. The word calls attention to the inherent bounty of nature that we need to recover. The ones marked may be different from the article in the profile. Juliet schor on the four fundamentals of plenitude p2p. Schor is also a member of the macarthur foundation connected learning research network. She offers a solution to the workandspend dilemma of modern consumerism she initially. The unexpected decline of leisure 1992 the overspent american. Before joining boston college, she taught at harvard university for 17 years. Schor s research has focused on the economics of work, spending, environment, and the consumer culture. Im sure other people have had the experience of writing a book, and finding that someone else had been developing the same ideas entirely independently. A graduate of wesleyan university, schor received her ph. Plenitude by juliet schor overdrive rakuten overdrive.
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