Buy-ology /

Americans, as a whole, live in a constant state of acquiring and discarding, collectively spending billions of dollars and innumerable hours on shopping every day of the week. This two-part series draws on experimental data, anecdotal case studies, and interviews with experts to scrutinize why peopl...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	British Broadcasting Corporation, Learning Channel (Firm), Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Other Authors:	Vale, Jo, Broome, Kate (Producer), Strong, Graham (Graham Paul) (Producer, Director), Erskine, James (Director)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities and Sciences, [2004]
Subjects:	Marketing > United States > Psychological aspects. Advertising > United States > Psychological aspects. Consumer behavior. Shopping > Psychological aspects. Marketing > Planning. Educational television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Documentary television programs.

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Summary:	Americans, as a whole, live in a constant state of acquiring and discarding, collectively spending billions of dollars and innumerable hours on shopping every day of the week. This two-part series draws on experimental data, anecdotal case studies, and interviews with experts to scrutinize why people buy and how sellers manipulate their desires.
Item Description:	Originally broadcast in 2001. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (51 min. each) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD-R; NTSC.
Production Credits:	Executive producer, Mark Hill ; photography, Simon Fanthorpe, Ross Keith, Keith (Chuck) Tayman ; series consultants, David Peek, Mark Ritson.
ISBN:	0736546529 (set) 9780736546522 (set)