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Sociology of Quotidian and Consumption

Sociology of Quotidian and Consumption

Code	13186
Year	3
Semester	S2
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	TP(60H)
Scientific area	Sociology
Entry requirements	None
Learning outcomes	Students should - know the main sociological theories that deal with everyday life; - know the main sociological approaches to consumption; - discuss the importance of consumption in everyday life in contemporary societies; - have a critical sociological perspective on the themes developed in the course.
Syllabus	1. introduction 1.1 The discovery of everyday life: the banal and the absurd 1.2 Main contributions to a sociological approach to everyday life. 1.3 Towards a sociology of banality. 2. The diaphanous cloak of everyday life 2.1. The time and space of everyday life 2.2 Creation of symbols and construction of identities 2.3 Immediate third-degree contacts: everyday interaction 3. The consumer society 3.1 Consumption, consumerism and consumers 3.2 Everyday life and the cathedrals of consumption 3.3 The emotional dimension of consumption and everyday life
Main Bibliography	BAUMAN, Zygmunt (2007), Liquid times: living in an age of uncertainty, Cambridge, Polity Press BERGER, Peter e LUCKMANN, Thomas (1997), Construção Social da Realidade, Petrópolis, Ed. Vozes CARMO, Renato Miguel (2006), Contributos para Uma Sociologia do Espaço-Tempo, Oeiras, Celta GARFINKEL, Harold (1996), Studies in Ethnomethodology, Cambridge, Polity Press HELLER, Agnes (1977), Sociología de la Vida Cotidiana, Barcelona, Ed. Peninsula LIPOVETSKY, Gilles (2006), A Felicidade Paradoxal – Ensaio sobre a Sociedade do Hiperconsumo, Lisboa, Edições 70 MACHADO PAIS, José (2002), Sociologia da Vida Quotidiana, Lisboa, Imprensa de Ciências Sociais MACHADO PAIS, José (2010), Lufa-lufa Quotidiana, Lisboa, Imprensa de Ciências Sociais MAFFESOLI, Michel (1987), Conhecimento do Quotidiano, Lisboa, Vega SIMMEL, Georg (1971), On Individuality and Social Forms, Chicago, Chicago University Press ZELDIN, Theodore (1997), História Íntima da Humanidade, Lisboa, Teorema
Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria	The course has a very significant practical and reflective component. The lessons consist of some lectures, but essentially discussion of texts and audiovisual materials, in order that students can develop a critical sense of the topics covered in the course.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.