@article{Stillerman_2010, place={Washington DC: American Sociological Association.}, title={HNR 311A: Consumer Culture and Society}, url={https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/hnr-311a-consumer-culture-and-society}, abstractNote={Consumption – the purchase, use, and exchange of products and services – is an essential feature of our everyday lives, yet we seldom examine its meaning and importance. This course reviews key theoretical perspectives on the nature and meaning of consumption, as well as, recent research on consumer culture in the U.S., Europe, North Africa, and Latin America. Significant themes include the role of consumption in creating or reinforcing social inequality, the symbolic and ritual dimensions of consumption practices, the role of advertising and promotion in consumption and culture, the ethics of consumption, the relationship between consumption and social roles/identities (gender, generation, race), the intersection between consumption and sales practices with personal relationships, as well as, the relationship between globalization and consumption in developing countries. Students will conduct original research on consumer behavior and consumer identities. The class fulfills the general education world perspectives cultural emphasis requirement.}, journal={TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology}, author={Stillerman, Joel}, year={2010}, month={Apr.} }