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Nov 04, 2024
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SOC 370 - Sociology of Consumer Society Historical roots of consumer society; mechanisms and modes of persuasion; theories of consumption; social problems of consumer society. Prerequisites which may be taken concurrently: SOC 100 or SOC 150 or ANT 102. Category B. Fulfills: LASR; PRES. (3 cr. hr.)
Frequency code B = offered at least once per year
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Describe through a critical lens the historical development of consumerism and mass consumption.
- Describe the cultural and social structural forces that drive mass consumption.
- Explain the mechanisms and modes through which people are enticed and expected to consume.
- Analyze how consumerism leads to the greater entrenchment of social hierarchies including those of racism, classism, and sexism.
- Explicate the environmental destructiveness of global mass consumption.
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