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• The triumph of triviality: John F Schumaker asks if consumer society is too shallow to deal with the deepening crises facing the planet 

  The results of the cultural indoctrination stakes are not yet in but there is a definite trend--triviality leads, followed closely by...

  New Internationalist, 04/01/08 by John F. Schumaker · More from publication

• HAPPINESS CONSPIRACY: Is it possible to be really happy in a consumer society?, THE 

  Back in 1983, Canadian guitarist Bruce Cockburn sang that "the trouble with normal is it always gets worse." seems he was on to something. Normal...

  CCPA Monitor, 04/01/07 by Schumaker, John F · More from publication

• The happiness conspiracy: what does it mean to be happy in a modern consumer society? John F Schumaker argues that the elusive state has more to do with culture than genetics 

  'The trouble with normal Is It always gets worse,' sang the Canadian guitarist Bruce Cockburn back in 1983. Seems he was on to something. Normal...

  New Internationalist, 07/01/06 by John F. Schumaker · More from publication

• In greed we trust 

  CHINESE philosopher Lao Tzu wrote 2,500 years ago: 'There is no calamity greater than lavish desires, no greater guilt than discontentment and no...

  New Internationalist, 07/01/04 by John F. Schumaker · More from publication

• Star struck: a banal cult of celebrity is spreading round the globe, argues John F Schumaker. And it's pushing aside political engagement in the process - Essay 

  Would you gladly die for Robbie Williams or Anna Kournikova? Or rob a bank if asked to by Russell Crowe or Shakira? If you won $1,000 would you buy...

  New Internationalist, 12/01/03 by John F. Schumaker · More from publication

• Earth warrior: Paul Watson, co-founder of Greenpeace, is a pugnacious environmentalist who heads the Sea Shepherd Conversation Society. He's never shield away from unpopular opinions or controversy. John F Schumaker caught up with Watson aboard the Farley 

  JS: Your worst critics claim that you are crazy. JS: Your worst critics claim that you are crazy. Watson: The film Trashing The Planet implied...

  New Internationalist, 09/01/03 by John F Schumaker · More from publication

• Dead Zone - criticism of American materialism 

  John F Schumaker now lives and works in Aotearoa/New Zealand. But on a recent trip back home he came face-to-face with the monster of American...

  New Internationalist, 07/01/01 by John F Schumaker · More from publication

• Depression and life satisfaction among Northern Irish adults.(Cross-Cultural Notes) 

  The correlation between depression and life satisfaction was studied by conducting various psychological tests to North Irish adults who were...

  Journal of Social Psychology, The, 08/01/99 by Dorahy, Martin J.; Lewis, Christopher Alan; Schumaker, John F. · More from publication

• Eating disorders and dieting behavior among Australian and Swazi university students. 

  The eating behaviors of 192 Australian and 129 Swaziland university students were examined by using the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-2& D. M. Garner,...

  Journal of Social Psychology, The, 04/01/99 by Schumaker, John F.; Sibiya, Thokozile E.; Stephens, Nicole M. · More from publication

• Can religion make you happy?(Re-discovering Happiness) 

  A PSYCHOLOGIST CONSIDERS WHETHER FAITH IS REALLY NECESSARY FOR THE GOOD LIFE I have always been skeptical of the notion of happiness. It is...

  Free Inquiry, 06/22/98 by Schumaker, John F. · More from publication