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Materialism - Consumerism

Chronological Summary of the Positive Psychology Meetings
Finding Alternatives to Materialism - The Quality of Life Research Center - Peter F. Drucker School of Management

Yearning for Balance
Views on Consumption, Materialism & the Environment: This report, prepared by The Harwood Group, was commissioned by the Merck Family Fund as part of a broad, long-term effort to examine patterns of consumption in the United States and the consequences of those patterns for our society and the environment. The Fund's interest in the culture of consumerism and American lifestyles was sparked by a growing concern that the nation is on an unsustainable path -- one that robs resources from future generations, generates far too much waste, and undermines community and family life for many Americans.

Simplicity Forum 2003 Congress Report
The Simplicity Forum is an alliance of leaders committed to achieving and honoring simple, just, and sustainable ways of life.

Consumerism and its discontents
Materialistic values may stem from early insecurities and are linked to lower life satisfaction, psychologists find. Accruing more wealth may provide only a partial fix.

Telework

CDW Government, Inc. Telework Report
"In an effort to respond with timely information to a pressing legislative requirement, CDW-G commissioned two studies regarding telework compliance within the Federal government in 2005. The two research studies, conducted in January and March 2005, determined the state of teleworking in the Federal government, and identified reasons for some agencies’ non-compliance. The first study was timed for release one month before agencies were required to report to Congress on their telework efforts, and the second report was timed for release two months after the reporting deadline.

The second annual CDW-G Federal Telework Report provides another benchmark for the state of teleworking in the Federal government, and represents CDW-G’s ongoing efforts to identify the barriers to broader telework adoption."

The Status of Telework in the Federal Government
"In November 2002, OPM surveyed Federal agencies to determine the status of telework within the government and gauge agencies' progress in implementing the requirements of section 359 of Public Law 106-346. For the second year in a row, Federal agencies report an increase in the number of employees who telework: a total of 90,010 Federal employees in 77 agencies teleworking, compared to 74,487 reported in 2001--a gain of 21 percent. The agencies report 625,313 eligible employees (35 percent of the Federal workforce), which is a 20 percent increase from the 521,542 employees eligible in 2001. In 2002,14.4 percent of eligible employees teleworked. Five percent of the Federal workforce is now teleworking, up from 4.2 in 2001. As of 2002, 68.5 percent of the total eligible Federal workforce has been offered the opportunity to telework. This is an increase of 18.5 percent over the targeted number of 50 percent mandated by Public Law 106-346 for 2002.There was a dramatic 86 percent increase in the number of employees teleworking because of a medical or disabling condition (1,749 compared to 939 in 2001). Telework was most common in pay grades GS-12 through GS-15."

Families & Children

Kid's Health Kid's Poll - Are Kids Too Busy?
KidsHealth KidsPoll is collaboration between the Nemours Foundation/KidsHealth, the Department of Health Education and Recreation at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, the National Association of Health Education Centers, and participating health education centers. The purpose is to gather information (opinions, attitudes, and feelings, etc.) about current health issues from children. Information is gathered using handheld data collection devices from children ages 9 to 13 as they attend classes in the health education centers. Information is shared with educators, caregivers, healthcare organizations, the media, and other interested parties at the national and local levels. The goal is to provide insightful information that will enable them to develop programs to help children to make healthy life decisions, prevent disease and injury, and understand their bodies. This poll focused on whether kids believe they are too busy.

Community, Society & Lifestyle