Research Essay Topic 5 Modern theorists (Marx, Simmel, Marcuse, Horkheimer and Adorno) have generally been highly critical of what consumer objects do to people. On the other hand, contemporary theorists (Featherstone, Giddens, Miller and Ian Woodward) have tended to embrace the possibilities of consumer objects for constructing identities. Outline and critically assess both positions with reference to key theorists in the debate, starting with the reading by Ian Woodward. Use examples to illustrate your arguments. INSTRUCTIONS Words 2000 As this is a 2,000-word essay (about 8 pages, minus the List of References), use approximately 10-12 published sources. References Grace, F & Woodward, I., 2006, Sociology of identity, Griffith University, accessed 01st October, 2019. Some that I have used this semester/subject; Crenshaw, K. [1995] Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, identity politics and violence against women of colour. In Martin, L. & Mendieta, E. (2003) (eds) Identities: Race, class, gender and nationality. Blackwell: London. pp. 175-200. Elliot, A., 2001, Self, society and everyday life, Concepts of the self, pp. 2245, Polity Press. Giddens, A. 1991. The Self: Ontological Security and Existential Anxiety, Chapter 2, from Modernity and Self-Identity. Self and Society in the Late Modern Age, Cambridge: Polity Press. Goffman, E., 1959. Performances, Chapter 1, from The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life, pp. 28-82, Penguin, London. Grace, F & Woodward, I., 2006, Sociology of identity, Griffith University, accessed 01st October, 2019. Marcuse, H., 1964, The New Forms of Control, Chapter two, from One Dimensional Man, pp.16-28, Abacus, London.
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