As I indicated on Thursday, if I got some inspiration I may post a new activity or a description of our next essay assignment. Well, as you see below, I came up with our next essay assignment. Since I am posting it on the blog, I will NOT hand out copies of it in class. Also, on Tuesday we'll see the video, "The Overspent American" and I'll hand back the midterm exams.
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Sociology 215
Essay II
3/21/08
A. A major aspect of what Dr. Schor (in The Overspent American) calls the "new consumerism" is what she refers to as the "stretching of reference groups." For this essay, I want you to first of all discuss what she means by this. Then, I want you to examine your own buying habits (or people close to you such as family members)and discuss whether this applies to you or people you know. Finally, I'd like you to address the question of whether we can and how we might go about exercising more control over or overcoming this aspect of the new consumerism.
B. The essay should be roughly 3 pages (single-spaced handwritten or double-spaced typewritten). Be sure to indicate the page #(s) of any passage(s) from The Overspent American which you may quote in your essay.
C. This essay is due on TUESDAY, APRIL 8TH. BUT I WIIL BE HAPPY TO ACCEPT ANY ESSAYS THAT ARE FINISHED BEFORE SPRING BREAK. This essay is worth 25 points.
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http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB120613138379155707-lMyQjAxMDI4MDI2NDEyMzQxWj.html
this is a link to a wsj article that follows some of our discussion. (let me know if the link does not work and i will try again)
also, this doesn't necessarily apply to this post, but it was the most recent one so i figured i would put it here.
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