AnnotatedBibliography

BlackFridayDeathCount.BlackFridayDeathCount,blackfridaydeathcount.com,2017,
blackfridaydeathcount.com/.Accessed29May2017.BlackFridayDeathCountisa
simplewebsitethattracksallofthedeathsandinjuriesassociatedwithBlackFridaysince
2006.Thesiteprovideslinkstoeachrelevantsource,eachbeinganewsreportorarticle
writtenaroundtheevent.Althoughthesitedoesnotcontainanyothercontentbesidesits
listofincidentsandcounter,itisaconvenientsourcetofindthestatisticsofBlackFriday,
specificallythenegativeaspects.

CadillacELRCoupe2014Commercial.Youtube,uploadedbyNenor,8Feb.2014,
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNzXze5Yza8&feature=youtu.be.Accessed30May2017.
Thisfamouscommercialstirredupagoodamountofcontroversyasitpresentsone
definitionoftheAmericandream.Thecommercialadvertisestheideaofworkinghard,
takingnodaysoff,andessentiallypullingyourselfupbyyourownbootstrapsinorderto
liveamaterialisticallysuccessfullife.Whilethissourceisevidentlyasingleperspectiveon
theissueofwhatanAmericandreamconsistsof,itfitstheresearchperfectly.

DavidRiesman,SociologistWhoseLonelyCrowdBecameaBestSeller,Diesat92.TheNew
YorkTimes,NewYorkTimes,11May2002,
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me-a-best-seller-dies-at-92.html.Accessed29May2017.Asanobituary,DavidRiesman,
SociologistWhoseLonelyCrowdBecameaBestSeller,Diesat92providesanunbiased
reviewofDavidRiesmanswork.Asthetitlesuggests,Riesmansworkachievedgreatfame,
particularlyinaddressingthemassconsumptionsocietyofAmericaduringthefifties.Hence,
thissourceprovidedusefulsummariesonRiesmansLonelyCrowd,containinginformationon
Riesmansmainargumentregardingconsumerculture.Assuch,thissourcegaveaneffective
overviewofconsumerculturecriticsargumentsduringthepost-WW2America.

Foner,Eric.GiveMeLiberty!:AnAmericanHistory.SeagullFourthed.,NewYork,WWNorton&
Company,2014.GiveMeLiberty,writtenbyEricFoner,givesanaccountoftheentirehistory
oftheUnitedStateswithastrongemphasisontheconceptoffreedom.Fonerstextbookis
generallyunbiasedandpresentsnumerousdetailedfactsandfigureswithrelationto
consumerismandtheconsumersocietywithinAmerica.

FordFactoryWorkersGet40-HourWeek.History,A&ETelevisionNetworks,2009,
www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ford-factory-workers-get-40-hour-week.Accessed29
May2017.HistoryChannelsFordFactoryWorkersGet40-HourWeekdetailsHenry
Fordsannouncementtoincreasehisworkerswagestofivedollarsanhour.Asasecondary
source,HistoryChannelreportsthiseventwithouttakinganyposition,statingthefactsas
 theyoccurred.Theinformationgarneredfromthissource,thus,hasmuchcredibility
becauseitdescribestheeventwithoutabias.

Frantz,GregoryA.Consumerism,Conformity,andUncriticalThinkinginAmerica.DigitalAccess
ScholarshipatHarvard,HarvardUniversity,2000,
nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:8846775.Accessed29May2017.As,atthetimeof
publishing,athirdyearstudentatHarvardLawSchool,GregoryFrantzwritesaboutthe
moderncrisisinvolvingconsumerisminhispaper,Consumerism,Conformity,and
UncriticalThinkinginAmerica.Frantzestablishesaclear,strongstancewarningpeopleof
thedangersofAmericasmass-consumptionsociety,supportinghisclaimswithsufficient
evidence.Asascholarlysource,Frantzspaperhasimmensecredibility.

Kamp,David.TheWayWeWere:RethinkingtheAmericanDream.VanityFair,2009.Asoneof
thesourcesincludedintheAPEnglishcoursereader,Kampsarticleretracesthestepsof
evolutionthattheAmericanDreamhastakenthroughouthistory.Kampultimatelyargues
thattheAmericanDreamhastransformedintosomethingmorematerialistdriven,causing
Americanstoignorecertainvalues,suchasspendingtimewiththeirfamily.Thissource
certainlytakesapositionbutuseshistoricalexamplestobackitsargument.

Kattalia,Kathryn.ManDiesafterCollapsinginShoppingCenterduringBlackFriday.NewYork
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icle-1.983040?localLinksEnabled=false.Accessed29May2017.KathrynKattaliaprovidesa
brief,yetdescriptivereportonthedeathofWalterVanceacoupledaysaftertheincident.As
anewsarticle,herreportincludesnobiasandprovidesnoanalysisoftheincident,recording
theeventasis.

NetSalesRevenueofAmazonfrom2004to2016(inBillionU.S.Dollars).Statista,
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2017.ThenetsalesrevenueofAmazonfrom2004to2016isasimplestatisticthatgives
insightintoonlineconsumergrowth.Statistaisaverycrediblesourceusedbymany
businessesthatprovidesstatisticsforavarietyofdata.NetSalesRevenueofAmazonfrom
2004to2016(inBillionU.S.Dollars),inparticular,includesinformationaboutAmazons
brandworth,signatureproducts,andmarketrange.

The1950s.History,A&ETelevisionNetworks,2010,www.history.com/topics/1950s.Accessed
29May2017.HistoryChannelsarticleontheAgeofAffluenceandAnxietywithinAmerica,
the1950s,givesanoverviewofthedecadewhilepayingcloseattentiontothepostwar
societyandthecivilrightsmovement.Thearticlehighlightstheeconomicbenefitsthat
 stemmedfromwarspendingandallowedfortheeconomicboomofthe50s.Additionally,
theAmericansuburbanizationandracialinequalitiesareaddressed,butnostanceistakenon
theissue.Lastly,thearticleendswithasegmentontheColdWarandthetransitionintothe
1960s.

Phillips,RonnieJ.ConspicuousConsumption.EncyclopediaBritannica,22Apr.2014,
www.britannica.com/topic/conspicuous-consumption#ref1200969.Accessed29May2017.
PhillipssarticleonConspicuousConsumptionexplainstheeconomicdefinitionof
Veblensterm,providingtheoreticalexamplesanddescribingVeblensanalysis.Becausethis
articlemerelyexplainsVeblensterm,thearticlefeaturesnobias.Assuch,accurate
informationaboutconspicuousconsumption,whichservesastheearliestformof
oppositiontoconsumerculture,wasobtained.

TheRoaringTwenties.History,A&ETelevisionNetworks,2010,
www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties.Accessed29May2017.HistoryChannelsarticle
ontheroaringtwentiescurrentlydepictsathegrowthofconsumercultureduringthe1920s,
mentioningcreationssuchascommercialradiosandautomobiles.Thesourcealsomentions
prohibitionandtheadvancementofwomensrighttoworkduringthe1920s,providinga
culturalbackgroundfortheconsumersociety.Asahistoricalsource,thecontentfromthis
sourceremainsunbiasedandstraightforward,presentingthefactsforthe1920sAmerican
societywithouttakingastanceonwhetherconsumerismbenefitsorlimitstheAmerican
dream.

TheRoaringTwenties:BoomandCrash.Issues&Controversies,InfobaseLearning,
icof.infobaselearning.com/icofencyarticle.aspx?ID=22223.Accessed29May2017.Issues&
ControversiessarticleontheRoaringTwentiesdescribessuccinctlytheeventsthatoccurred
inthe1920sthatleduptotheGreatDepression.Inaddition,TheRoaringTwenties:Boom
andCrashdiscussesthemultiplecausesoftheGreatDepression,includingthereckless
investingofAmericansatthetime.Asanencyclopedia,thissourcecontainsnobiasand
strictlydescribesjusttheeventsthatoccurred.Hence,thesourceprovidesrichcontentthat
explainsthehistoricalcontextofthetwentiesleadinguptotheGreatDepression.

SmartphoneSalesintheUnitedStatesfrom2005to2017(inBillionU.S.Dollars).Statista,
www.statista.com/statistics/191985/sales-of-smartphones-in-the-us-since-2005/.Accessed
29May2017.ThisreportfromStatistaaccuratelydocumentstheincreaseinsmartphone
salesduringthemodernera.Thesiteusesbargraphstoillustratethegrowthof
consumerismduringthepost2000era,makingitanaccuratesourceforthemodernera.In
addition,beingastatisticalsource,theevidenceisunbiasedasthestatisticsarepurelyfacts.