Status Anxiety
Mar 06 2004
•2h 0m
•Documentary
Social status in a capitalistic society is a major factor in how people live their lives. This social status greatly revolves around a person’s financial status. This film examines how the quest to move up the social ladder has brought untold depression and anxieties about ones self.
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Alain de Botton
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