Consumer Culture

STSO-4720

What is consumer culture? What are its roots, its consequences, and alternatives? Documentaries and the research of anthropologists, historians, and religious scholars examine consumer culture in the U.S. and UK including recognition of the global locations in which consumer goods are made. Topics include buying and selling, shopping, retail, manufacture, material culture, pricing, consumer goods, disposal, kinship, identity, exchange, and advertising, with attention paid to differences in race, class, and gender.

4 credits PDII Option for Engr Majors
Prereqs:
none

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2024
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Consumer Culture (4c) [PDII]
  • Atsushi Akera
Seats Taken: 15/19
2021
2020
Consumer Culture (4c) [PDII]
  • Atsushi Akera
Seats Taken: 13/19
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Consumer Culture (4c) [PDII]
  • Atsushi Akera
Seats Taken: 10/10
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Consumer Culture (4c) [PDII]
  • Atsushi Akera
Seats Taken: 14/19
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