Event Title
Consumption Patterns in Middle-Class Families during the Holidays
Presentation Type
Oral and/or Visual Presentation
Presenter Major(s)
Psychology
Mentor Information
Joel Stillerman
Department
Sociology
Location
Kirkhof Center 2259
Start Date
11-4-2012 4:00 PM
Keywords
Culture, Gender, Media, Religion, Social Class, Social Science
Abstract
My project merges the concepts of consumption and childhood by investigating consumption as an aspect of child-rearing. How do parents consume on behalf of their children? Why do they do so? What do parents buy their children for Christmas? What factors are included in these decisions? How does it affect family relationships and dynamics? I focus primarily on the idea of consumption as a conduit to childhood wonder. Using qualitative methods, this project explores questions about consumption during the holiday season through interviews and fieldwork with middle-class families in the metro Cincinnati area.
Consumption Patterns in Middle-Class Families during the Holidays
Kirkhof Center 2259
My project merges the concepts of consumption and childhood by investigating consumption as an aspect of child-rearing. How do parents consume on behalf of their children? Why do they do so? What do parents buy their children for Christmas? What factors are included in these decisions? How does it affect family relationships and dynamics? I focus primarily on the idea of consumption as a conduit to childhood wonder. Using qualitative methods, this project explores questions about consumption during the holiday season through interviews and fieldwork with middle-class families in the metro Cincinnati area.