TY - JOUR AU - Schor, Juliet PY - 2010/04/26 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Sociology 021: Shop ‘Til You Drop – The Question of Consumer Society JF - TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology JA - TRAILS VL - IS - SE - DO - UR - https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/sociology-021-shop-til-you-drop-the-question-of SP - AB - Throughout the 20th, and now the 21st century, consumerism has increasingly come to dominate American society. Shopping, buying, having, showing, and wearing are central aspects of who we are, who we dream of being, how we interact with each other, and how we affect the larger environment. "Shop ‘Til You Drop: The Question of Consumer Society" is an overview of contemporary consumer society. It draws on classic sociological texts, as well as, recent writings about consumer society. It is interdisciplinary, also using material from economics, history, and anthropology. It presents many of the key issues and controversies surrounding consumerism by providing opposite points of view and asking students to make up their own minds about issues. ER -