Children, Consumerism, and the Common Good

Children, Consumerism, and the Common Good
ISBN-10
0739129473
ISBN-13
9780739129470
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
149
Language
English
Published
2009
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Author
Mary M. Doyle Roche

Description

Children, Consumerism, and the Common Good explores the impact of consumer culture on the lives of children in the United States and globally, focusing on two phenomena: advertising to children and child labor. Christian communities have a critical role to play in securing the well-being of children and challenging the cultural trends that undermine that well-being. Exploring themes in the tradition of Catholic social teaching, Mary M. Doyle Roche argues that children have a claim on the fruits of our common life and should participate in that life according to their age and ability. Roche utilizes the principle of the common good to analyze children's participation in the market and suggests opportunities for resistance and transformation in the context of the consumerism that pervades everyday life. Book jacket.

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