The phrase "affluent thinking" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a mindset or approach that is characterized by wealth, privilege, or a focus on material success.
Example: "In a world dominated by affluent thinking, many forget the value of simplicity and community."
Alternatives: "wealth-oriented mindset" or "prosperity-driven perspective."
[Focus Group 5, Younger, More Affluent] "I've been thinking about it and I would have said no, but I, I just think if, if nothing else works it's worth giving it a try".
"We Venezuelans have always been very creative," said Claudia Sucre, who was once kidnapped but managed to fool her abductors into thinking she wasn't affluent.
Sherman's entertaining commemoration prompts one to ask who else in the affluent American society of the 1970s was thinking about the abject poverty of Italian women thirty-five yearemovedved?
The upscale farmers' market allows affluent consumers to act locally and support boutique agriculture, but thinking globally requires that seed breeders and large-scale farmers apply every available tool to feed a growing population with diminishing resources.
"New Yorkers," he says, "are accustomed to thinking of themselves as pacesetters in an allegedly affluent society [but] at the rate we are going, we will soon qualify for the title 'Sweatshop Capital of the Nation.' " The main reason the American poor have become invisible is that since 1936 their numbers have been reduced by two-thirds.
The affluent village in the rolling Sussex weald is famed for last year's anti-fracking protests that got residents thinking about energy production and inspired a public meeting last autumn.
Whether based in sound evidence or not, this dialogue marked an important shift in thinking about HIV/AIDS as an epidemic that could potentially have widespread implications among even the most affluent and powerful.
"For two years, we've been thinking to ourselves and saying out loud in strategy meetings and in elevator rides, hey, ours is the most affluent, most educated cable entertainment audience... what happens if they're less affluent?
Thinking they'd found the holy grail to raising student performance and erasing the achievement gap between poor and affluent children, politicians and policymakers in some states sought to shrink class sizes.
