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Module THE SOCIOLOGY OF CONSUMPTION

Module code: SO213
Credits: 5
Semester: 1
Quota: 100
Department: SOCIOLOGY
International: Yes
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Consumption stands at the intersection of different spheres of everyday life - between the public and the private, the political and the personal, the social and the individual. Consumption is understood to be a means and motor of economic and social change; and active constituent in the construction of space and place; and as playing a vital role in constructing our identities and lifestyles (Miles 1998). According to Jayne (2006) cities, and spaces and places within them, are the sites in which consumerism has been spectacularly mediated. Indeed the relationship between consumption and urban life has been a central component of the development of a consumer society. Consumption is not just about goods that are manufactured and sold, but increasingly about ideas, services and knowledge - places, shopping, eating, fashion, leisure and recreation, sights and sounds can all be 'consumed' (Jayne 2006). This module introduces students to the sociology of consumption and explores topics such as the historical context of consumption and commodification; distinction; taste and social class; identity; advertising and the media; hidden properties of consumption; differential access to resources; cities and consumption.

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