Resources
Please find below links to articles and interviews on a range of subjects (in order): happiness, choice, television, media, environment, community, work, downshifting, study circles, relationships, motherhood, men, meditation, cognitive behaviour therapy & retirement.
Happiness
"Affluenza: When too much is never enough" by Clive Hamilton, Allen and Unwin, June 2005.
"Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic" by John De Graaf, David Wann & Thomas H. Naylor, Berrett-Koehler, 2002.
"Affluenza" PBS Program on the Epidemic of Overconsumption, 1997.
“Psychologists now know what makes people happy” by Marilyn Elias, USA Today, December 12, 2002.
"The Science of Happiness" TIME Magazine, January 17, 2005.
"The American Paradox: Spiritual Hunger in an Age of Plenty" by David G. Myers, Yale University Press, 2000.
"Authentic Happiness" by Martin Seligman, Free Press, 2004.
"The High Price of Materialism" by Tim Kasser, MIT Press, 2003.
"Does Economic Growth Improve Human Morale?" by David G. Myers, 1997.
"Being Human, Being Unhappy" on Background Briefing, ABC Radio National (621 AM), December 25, 2005.
"Happiness" on Encounter, ABC Radio National, May 7, 2006.
BBC program "The Happiness Formula"
Choice
"The Paradox of Choice: Why More is Less" by Barry Schwartz, Harper Perennial, 2005.
“The Futile Pursuit of Happiness” by Jon Gertner, September 7, 2003.
Cognitive and Personal Biases in Decision Making, Wikipedia.
Television
"TV - How it's damaging our lives". ABC Brisbane Radio, February 10, 2006.
"Television, Materialism and Culture: An Exploration of Imported Media and its Implications for GNH" by Dr Ross McDonald, Journal of Bhutan Studies, Winter, 2004.
"Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business" by Neil Postman, Penguin, 1986.
"Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism", DVD, Directed by Robert Greenwald, 2004.
"Advertisers accused of making junk-food culture" The Age, July 27, 2006.
Media
"Media and Governments" on The Media Report, ABC Radio National, August 24, 2006.
Culture of Fear, Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia.
"The Quality of Public Debate" on The Media Report, ABC Radio National, September 7, 2006.
"Press Freedom - A Grand Struggle of Ideas" on The Media Report, ABC Radio National, April 27, 2006.
"Disconnected: Journalists and The Public" on The Media Report, ABC Radio National, January 19, 2006.
“Dumbing down of news - journalism in times of war” on ABC Nightlife, February 26, 2003.
"Advertisers heed outcry on sex and kids" The Age, April 8, 2007.
Environment
“The Earth from Above” photography exhibition by Yann Arthus-Bertrand.
“An Inconvenient Truth” documentary, Wikipedia.
“Who Killed the Electric Car?” documentary, Wikipedia.
Community
"Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community" by Robert Putnam, Simon and Schuster, 2000.
"Robert Putnam on Community" on Life Matters, ABC Radio National, Tues Dec 25, 2001.
"Martin Seligman Forum on Depression" on Life Matters, ABC Radio National, Friday August 16, 2002.
"The Dying Art of Disagreement" on Life Matters, ABC Radio National, Thursday October 4, 2001.
"It's the Mundane Stuff That Kills" by David G. Myers, Los Angeles Times Op-Ed Essay, March 9, 2004.Work
"The Work Life Collision" by Barbara Pocock, Federation Press, 2003.
"Vote 1 Quality of Life" The Age, November 15, 2003.
"Job Satisfaction and Health" on The Health Report, ABC Radio National, Monday May 22, 2006.
"Work and Relationships" on Life Matters, ABC Radio National, Monday March 12, 2007.
Downshifting
"Getting a Life: Understanding the downshifting phenomenon in Australia" by Clive Hamilton, Feb 2004,in Publications section of The Australia Institute Website.
"Downshifting" Religion Report, ABC Radio, June 15, 2006.
"Voluntary Simplicity, Revised Edition: Toward a Way of Life That is Outwardly Simple, Inwardly Rich" by Duane Elgin, Harper Paperbacks, 1998.
Study Circles
"The Circle of Simplicity: Return to the Good Life" by Cecile Andrews, Harper Paperbacks, 1998.
Relationships
"Marriage and Divorce", Volume 183, Issues in Society.
www.spinneypress.com.au/183_book_desc.html
Households and Families, Australian Demographic Statistics 2002, Australian Bureau of Statistics.
"You Just Don't Understand" by Deborah Tannen, Ballantine Books, 1991.
"Why men don't listen and women can't read maps" by Allan and Barbara Pease, Harper Collins, 2003.
"The Dance of Intimacy: A Woman's Guide to Courageous Acts of Change in Key Relationships" by Harriet Lerner, Harper Books, 1990.
"Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus: A Practical Guide for Improving Communication and Getting What You Want in Your Relationships" by John Gray, Harper Collins, 1993.
"Great Sexpectations", The Age, December 19, 2006.
Motherhood
"BabyDaze: Becoming a Mother and Staying You" by Erina Reddan, Hodder Headline Australia, 2000.
"First time mums lonely, undervalued" Sydney Morning Herald, November 23, 2003.
“Hey, this is hard work”, The Age, December 20, 2006.
"Missed Conceptions: The need for education", Medical Journal of Australia, 2006
Men
“Manhood” on Compass, ABC TV, March 1, 1998.
Men's Health, Better Health Channel, Victorian Government.
Meditation
"The Naked Buddha: A Demythologised Account of the Man and his Teaching" by Eric Harrison, Perth Meditation Centre, 1999.
"Buddhist-style meditation to prevent the recurrence of depression" on The Health Report, ABC Radio National, May 13, 2002.
"Mindfulness Meditation in treating Binge Eating Disorders" on The Health Report, ABC Radio National, October 27, 2003.
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
"Change Your Thinking" by Sarah Edelman, ABC Books, 2005.
"On-Line Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Depression" on The Health Report, ABC Radio National, March 8, 2000.
Retirement
“Pre-Retirement Training” on Life Matters, ABC Radio National, October 10, 1999.