Social Scientific Perspectives on Consumption, 5 cr
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The course consists of the following lectures:
Pekka Räsänen (UTU): Consumption from the perspective of economic sociology
Taru Lindblom(UTU): Food consumption, status struggle and economic inequality
Atte Oksanen (TAU): Debt problems and life-course transitions
Mette Ranta(JYU): Towards youth financial independence: Psychological and societal factors
Minna Autio(HU): Sustainability in consumption: goods, services and innovations
Semi Purhonen(TAU): Cultural stratification: Starting points and recent debates
Terhi-Anna Wilska(JYU): Consumption, necessities and excess
Turo-Kimmo Lehtonen & Olli Pyyhtinen(TAU): Consumption and waste
In addition, thematic readings will be suggested for each lecture. All the lecture videos and course readings are available for students in the Moodle platform.