Sociology 2172A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: University Of Western Ontario, Shreddies, Gordon Gekko
7 May 2020
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Saturday february 8th, 9-11am fims building (room tbd) Responsible for readings and videos: to access video off campus, must login to the uwo library. Exam 40% lecture, 60% readings: roughly 10 questions from each reading. If theorist spoken about over multiple pages in reading, remember it. Pay attention to key figures in lecture. Dates: significant dates, 40s, 60s, 70s, 80s (remember dates from these decades, remember 1700s (18th century), 1800s (19th century), 1900s (20th century) (significant events, framework of timing, name of period, significant things that took place. *potato photo still shot from video tampons heated up and placed behind to create steam. Cathedrals of consumption origin of megamalls (ask about this in office hours, 86% of consumption in world is by 20% of the population; 14% consumption by the. Consumerism is the preoccupation with the acquisition of goods to satisfy the needs through material things. Role of advertising in consumerism: shopping addictions are real.
