From Dr. Juliet Schor’s 2005 book Born to Buy.
Juliet B. Schor’s research has focused on the economics of work, spending, environment, and the consumer culture. She is the author of The Overworked American and The Overspent American. Schor is a professor of sociology at Boston College, a former member of the Harvard economics department, and a Guggenheim Fellowship recipient. She is also a cofounder of the Center for a New American Dream, anorganization devoted to ecologically and socially sustainable lifestyles.