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Nov 21, 2024
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STSO 4720 - Consumer Culture
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.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: any 1000- or 2000-level STS course or permission of instructor.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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