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Class Name
T SOC 165 Introduction to Sociology: Developing the Sociological Imagination
Instructor
Natalie Jolly
Abstract/Description
This presentation provides a brief look into the sociological factors which drive consumerism beyond healthy levels. It utilizes a highly synthesized approach so as to provide only enough information to prompt the reader into critical thought about personal and societal relationships with capitalism and over-consumption in the modern era.
Date
Fall 2025
Keywords
consumerism, consumption, over-consumption, anti-consumption, Oligopoly, debt, credit, shrinkflation, advertising, subscription services
Disciplines
Inequality and Stratification | Other Sociology | Politics and Social Change | Social Control, Law, Crime, and Deviance | Social Psychology and Interaction | Sociology
Recommended Citation
Steckel, Stephanie, "How the Few Control the Many: or How to Save Money and Find Happiness by Recognizing Subtle Social Manipulation and Rejecting It" (2025). Sociology Student Work Collection. 110.
https://digitalcommons.tacoma.uw.edu/gender_studies/110
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