702:
44:
716:
274:
457:
about the extent to which many cases of rape have become particularly violent and gruesome, and asked why sex crimes are growing in number. The link between violent pornography and sex crimes was also examined in this episode. A medical ethicist Dr. Amin Abboud noted that sex had been trivialized and
227:
The series examined the decadence and meaninglessness of modern, western life. It is also posed the question: 'If we live in such a great and prosperous world, and we are living longer, better, and healthier than before, why are we so unhappy?' There were interviews with prominent experts and leaders
536:
The continuing undervaluing of an education in western society was considered. The lack of government funding for primary and secondary education was reviewed. There was discussion about the transformation of universities from great learning places into businesses competing for students' money, who
480:
The nature of modern democracy was examined in this episode and the question was asked, 'Do we really live in a democratic world any more?' The erosion of democracy, media control and the use of public money for advertising was reviewed.
570:
The modern western family was discussed, as is what really is a family in the west. The gradual decline in the importance placed on families and the disintegration of the idea of a family and people preferring isolation was reviewed.
627:
The nature of religion and religion in western society was reviewed. The growing number of irreligious people in
Western countries was considered and it was asked whether this had any effect on our happiness or morals.
904:
220:(SBS) of Australia in 2006 in the form of six, thirty-minute-long episodes (including advertisements). It was re-screened again in 2007 as part of the SBS season on
899:
472:, stated that modern relationships collapse when people lose interest in the sex, and that sex has become the sole measure and importance in a relationship.
657:
914:
458:
needed to be placed back into the context of emotional connections and intimacy, and that sex should be rediscovered as part of love. In an interview,
909:
924:
829:
919:
502:
338:
310:
510:
291:
741:
317:
767:
652:
506:
422:
402:
17:
584:
436:
357:
324:
879:
929:
557:
417:
683:
858:
306:
392:
295:
212:
642:
519:
803:
217:
884:
834:
772:
597:
588:
376:
331:
284:
669:
663:
638:
546:
8:
495:
427:
798:
592:
580:
441:
707:
249:
245:
825:
736:
721:
459:
241:
207:
199:
75:
65:
673:
612:
606:
465:
203:
514:
413:
43:
893:
679:
221:
525:
490:
398:
253:
731:
648:
553:
454:
432:
426:, a public intellectual and founder and former executive director of the
237:
233:
229:
375:
Part one examined the growing greed of society and the 1980s ideal that
701:
407:
298: in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
257:
196:
273:
379:. It also looked at the growing disparity between rich and poor.
157:
537:
only want a fast-tracked easy course into a high-paying career.
493:, a leading Australian public intellectual and former editor of
462:
453:
388:
Petrea King, the founder of the Quest for Life Centre
697:
210:, who is best known for his work on the travel show
206:
and produced by Fork Films. The series is hosted by
905:Special Broadcasting Service original programming
799:"Review: It's the end of the world as we know it"
765:
891:
228:in their fields throughout the series including
830:"Fall of an empire: this is as good as it gets"
900:2000s Australian documentary television series
561:, an English physicist, writer and broadcaster
796:
192:Decadence: The Meaninglessness of Modern Life
57:Decadence: The Meaninglessness of Modern Life
838:(Interview). Interviewed by Sacha Molitorisz
216:. Decadence was originally broadcast on the
824:
475:
391:Richard Eckersley, a social analyst at the
856:
531:
42:
915:2007 Australian television series endings
358:Learn how and when to remove this message
910:2006 Australian television series debuts
792:
790:
631:
574:
540:
484:
27:Australian television documentary series
662:Dr Simon Longstaff, the founder of the
565:
14:
892:
768:"The Tribal Mind: Excess at any price"
382:
925:Documentary films about globalization
857:Molitorisz, Sacha (4 December 2006).
787:
766:Molitorisz, Sacha (4 December 2006).
761:
759:
757:
370:
742:List of Australian television series
296:adding citations to reliable sources
267:
920:Documentary films about consumerism
622:
448:
24:
797:Galvin, Peter (30 November 2011).
754:
605:Dan Phillips, an executive of the
25:
941:
873:
714:
700:
596:, a former Chief Justice of the
272:
263:
283:needs additional citations for
850:
818:
393:Australian National University
109:
98:
13:
1:
747:
658:Catholic Archbishop of Sydney
643:Anglican Archbishop of Sydney
520:Governor General of Australia
804:Special Broadcasting Service
218:Special Broadcasting Service
7:
691:
406:, the founding Chairman of
10:
946:
687:, an author and journalist
307:"Decadence" TV series
863:The Sydney Morning Herald
835:The Sydney Morning Herald
773:The Sydney Morning Herald
163:
153:
148:
140:
132:
124:
119:
108:
97:
89:
81:
71:
61:
53:
41:
34:
549:, an author and educator
476:Episode Three: Democracy
930:Criticism of capitalism
532:Episode Four: Education
202:series commissioned by
664:St James Ethics Centre
859:"Excess at any price"
440:, the founder of the
649:George Cardinal Pell
566:Episode Five: Family
292:improve this article
48:Opening title screen
828:(1 December 2011).
632:Featured interviews
575:Featured interviews
541:Featured interviews
485:Featured interviews
428:Australia Institute
383:Featured interviews
133:Production location
672:, a leader of the
637:The Most Reverend
581:Alastair Nicholson
442:Clean Up the World
371:Episode One: Money
213:A Fork in the Road
18:Decadence (SBS TV)
826:Viswalingam, Pria
708:Television portal
602:Richard Eckersley
368:
367:
360:
342:
250:Kishore Mahbubani
246:Phillip Knightley
188:
187:
90:Original language
82:Country of origin
16:(Redirected from
937:
880:Official Website
867:
866:
854:
848:
847:
845:
843:
822:
816:
815:
813:
811:
794:
785:
784:
782:
780:
763:
737:Anti-consumerism
724:
722:Australia portal
719:
718:
717:
710:
705:
704:
686:
655:
623:Episode Six: God
595:
560:
517:
449:Episode Two: Sex
439:
425:
420:
405:
363:
356:
352:
349:
343:
341:
300:
276:
268:
242:Susan Greenfield
208:Pria Viswalingam
184:
182:
174:
172:
149:Original release
128:Pria Viswalingam
111:
100:
76:Pria Viswalingam
46:
32:
31:
21:
945:
944:
940:
939:
938:
936:
935:
934:
890:
889:
876:
871:
870:
855:
851:
841:
839:
823:
819:
809:
807:
795:
788:
778:
776:
764:
755:
750:
728:
727:
720:
715:
713:
706:
699:
694:
682:
674:Hillsong Church
651:
634:
625:
613:Shmuley Boteach
607:Macquarie Group
583:
577:
568:
556:
543:
534:
505:
503:Michael Jeffery
487:
478:
466:Shmuley Boteach
451:
435:
421:
416:
401:
397:The Honourable
385:
373:
364:
353:
347:
344:
301:
299:
289:
277:
266:
204:SBS Independent
180:
178:
177:10 January 2007
176:
170:
168:
167:6 December 2006
49:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
943:
933:
932:
927:
922:
917:
912:
907:
902:
888:
887:
882:
875:
874:External links
872:
869:
868:
849:
817:
786:
752:
751:
749:
746:
745:
744:
739:
734:
726:
725:
711:
696:
695:
693:
690:
689:
688:
676:
666:
660:
645:
633:
630:
624:
621:
620:
619:
609:
603:
600:
576:
573:
567:
564:
563:
562:
550:
542:
539:
533:
530:
529:
528:
522:
501:Major-General
499:
486:
483:
477:
474:
450:
447:
446:
445:
430:
414:Clive Hamilton
410:
395:
389:
384:
381:
372:
369:
366:
365:
280:
278:
271:
265:
262:
195:is a six-part
186:
185:
165:
161:
160:
155:
151:
150:
146:
145:
142:
138:
137:
134:
130:
129:
126:
122:
121:
117:
116:
113:
106:
105:
102:
95:
94:
91:
87:
86:
83:
79:
78:
73:
69:
68:
63:
59:
58:
55:
51:
50:
47:
39:
38:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
942:
931:
928:
926:
923:
921:
918:
916:
913:
911:
908:
906:
903:
901:
898:
897:
895:
886:
883:
881:
878:
877:
864:
860:
853:
837:
836:
831:
827:
821:
806:
805:
800:
793:
791:
775:
774:
769:
762:
760:
758:
753:
743:
740:
738:
735:
733:
730:
729:
723:
712:
709:
703:
698:
685:
681:
680:Muriel Porter
677:
675:
671:
670:Brian Houston
667:
665:
661:
659:
654:
650:
647:His Eminence
646:
644:
640:
636:
635:
629:
618:
614:
610:
608:
604:
601:
599:
594:
590:
586:
582:
579:
578:
572:
559:
555:
551:
548:
545:
544:
538:
527:
523:
521:
516:
512:
508:
504:
500:
498:
497:
492:
489:
488:
482:
473:
471:
467:
464:
461:
456:
443:
438:
434:
431:
429:
424:
419:
415:
411:
409:
404:
400:
396:
394:
390:
387:
386:
380:
378:
377:greed is good
362:
359:
351:
340:
337:
333:
330:
326:
323:
319:
316:
312:
309: –
308:
304:
303:Find sources:
297:
293:
287:
286:
281:This section
279:
275:
270:
269:
264:Episode guide
261:
259:
255:
251:
247:
243:
239:
235:
231:
225:
223:
222:globalisation
219:
215:
214:
209:
205:
201:
198:
194:
193:
166:
162:
159:
156:
152:
147:
143:
139:
135:
131:
127:
123:
118:
114:
107:
103:
96:
92:
88:
84:
80:
77:
74:
70:
67:
64:
60:
56:
54:Also known as
52:
45:
40:
37:
33:
30:
19:
862:
852:
842:18 September
840:. Retrieved
833:
820:
810:18 September
808:. Retrieved
802:
779:18 September
777:. Retrieved
771:
639:Peter Jensen
626:
616:
615:, author of
598:Family Court
569:
547:John Marsden
535:
526:Marian Sawer
494:
491:Robert Manne
479:
469:
468:, author of
452:
399:Jeff Kennett
374:
354:
345:
335:
328:
321:
314:
302:
290:Please help
285:verification
282:
254:Noam Chomsky
226:
211:
191:
190:
189:
141:Running time
72:Presented by
35:
29:
732:Consumerism
656:, a former
641:, a former
554:Paul Davies
518:, a former
455:Ken Moroney
433:Ian Kiernan
238:Avner Offer
234:George Pell
232:, Cardinal
230:John Tirman
200:documentary
112:of episodes
66:Documentary
894:Categories
885:Fork Films
748:References
617:Kosher Sex
552:Professor
524:Professor
470:Kosher Sex
408:beyondblue
348:March 2022
318:newspapers
258:John Spong
197:television
181:2007-01-10
171:2006-12-06
144:26 minutes
120:Production
101:of seasons
136:Australia
85:Australia
36:Decadence
692:See also
496:Quadrant
460:Orthodox
444:movement
125:Producer
668:Pastor
332:scholar
179: (
175: –
169: (
164:Release
154:Network
93:English
611:Rabbi
334:
327:
320:
313:
305:
256:, and
591:
587:
513:
509:
463:Rabbi
339:JSTOR
325:books
62:Genre
844:2015
812:2015
781:2015
423:FRSA
311:news
684:OAM
678:Dr
589:RFD
511:CVO
412:Dr
294:by
158:SBS
110:No.
99:No.
896::
861:.
832:.
801:.
789:^
770:.
756:^
653:AC
593:QC
585:AO
558:AM
515:MC
507:AC
437:AO
418:AM
403:AC
260:.
252:,
248:,
244:,
240:,
236:,
224:.
865:.
846:.
814:.
783:.
361:)
355:(
350:)
346:(
336:·
329:·
322:·
315:·
288:.
183:)
173:)
115:6
104:1
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
.jpg)
