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June 21, 2016 Oleg Komlik

BITS & BRIEFS: Sociology of Gold // Labor and “Sharing Economy” // Commodification of Higher Education // Suburban Capitalism

Sociology of Gold: A poor form of money and conspicuous consumption. An instructive video (11 mins) featuring Prof. Nigel Dodd

Restructuring of Labor: “Sharing Economy” makes it harder than ever to untangle capitalism from our daily lives – by Prof. Ursula Huws

The Commodification of Higher Education: Colleges and universities have become a marketplace that treats student applicants like consumers.

Suburban Capitalism and Social Class: Why midcentury Americans believed the suburbs were making them sick.

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