Current debates in sociology, 5 cr
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Current debates in sociology (Participation in teaching); Finnish, English
Scheduled teaching
Introduction to sociology of reproduction, Lectures
Theories of and Debates on Welfare, Small group teaching
Cultural stratification: Current research and ongoing debates, Lectures
Social Scientific Perspectives on Consumption, Online teaching
The lecture course provides social scientific perspectives on consumption from the fields of economic sociology, sociology and social psychology. The course is intended for both MA and PhD level students at the Tampere University.
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 (UTA): 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 (UTA): Cultural stratification: Starting points and recent debates
Terhi-Anna Wilska (JYU): Consumption, necessities and excess
Turo-Kimmo Lehtonen & Olli Pyyhtinen (UTA): 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. All the course materials are in English, but the course assignments can be written in English or Finnish.