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2014/5 |
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School of Management |
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6 |
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Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
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Semester 1 |
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CW 40%, EX 60% |
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Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
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Before taking this unit you must (take MN10001 and take MN10005) or take MN10071 or take MN20080 or take MN20291 |
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Aims: To develop the students' understanding of the actions and fantasies of different groups of consumers, within the wider context of a consumerist ideology, by using concepts and theories from depth psychology. Learning Outcomes: After completing this unit students should be able to: * Understand and engage critically with some of the core theories of depth psychology as they apply to the actions, fantasies and attitudes of contemporary consumers; * critically analyse some of their own consumer choices and actions; * reflect critically upon the cultural and social significance of contemporary consumerism. Skills: At the end of this unit students should gain the following skills: * knowledge and understanding of theoretical perspectives in the depth psychology of the consumer, in the context of contemporary consumerism (T/A); * critical reflexivity in applying these theories to a variety of consumer actions, products, services, narratives and images (F/A); * discussion and analytical and skills (F/T). Content: A summary of core concepts and theories of depth psychology. Material culture and interpretation. Classical social theories of consumption, status, fashion and display. The concept of consumer choice. Gifts and communicative qualities of material objects. Adolescence and life-style consumption. Consumer identities and images. The Diderot effect. Hedonism and aesthetic orientation to consumption. The influences of social class. Postmodern theories of consumption and mass media. Advertising, images and simulacra. |
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MN30465 is Optional on the following programmes:School of Management
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