SOC3415

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SOC 3415 - Consume This! The Sociology and Politics of Consumption (3 Cr.)

Sociology (10987) TCLA - College of Liberal Arts

Course description

How symbols are created, acquired, diffused, and used for organizing personal identity and maintaining group boundaries. Fashion. Socialization. Structure of retail trade. Role of mass media, advertising, marketing/production strategies. Implications of worldwide markets.prereq: 1001 recommended; soc majors/minors must register A-F

Minimum credits

3

Maximum credits

3

Is this course repeatable?

No

Grading basis

AFV - A-F or Audit

Lecture

Fulfills the writing intensive requirement?

No

Typically offered term(s)

Periodic Fall