Class Sociology of Fashion and Consumer Affairs

The Sociology of Fashion and Consumption curricular unit aims to encourage students to acquire knowledge and develop skills that allow them to know the concept of sociology of fashion, how it works, what effects it has on the consumer, its structure and segmentation .

What is sociology; sociological thinking;
Interconnection between sociology and fashion;
The social movements that most influenced fashion.
Discussion of current topics such as slow and fast fashion, sustainability, global fashion;
Fashion Concept in the contemporary society; urban fashion in the social role; the age of hyperconsumption;

Methods and techniques used: expository-dialogical method; group discussion techniques. Through the expository-dialogical method, the presentation of the syllabus is privileged, and a space for dialogue with students is created, based on the analysis of practical cases, within which they share their reflections on the topics covered. In classes, group work is also privileged, in order to develop skills, both individual and social. The evaluation process is continuous, in order to regularly assess the acquisition of these skills.

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