Word: shop
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Author of New York Times best seller The Overspent American, Schor is known to most undergraduates as the spirited professor of "Shop 'Til You Drop: Gender and Class in Consumer Society" a.k.a., Women's Studies 132. In that class, Schor argues that shopping has been trivialized in this country mainly because of a gender breakdown in which people associate consumption with females and production with males. Contending that the acts of purchasing and shopping are actually a very important component of American society, Schor then critiques the adverse affects of consumerism. For 10 years Schor has analyzed the relationship between...
...Schor says, "I can't shop in a place like this. I'm here a few minutes and I have to leave...
...Waiting for the light to change, Schor talks about shopping online. While she's never done it herself, she has formulated some opinions. "It has certain benefits. For instance, for people who don't have a lot of time, or for a person who wants to comparison shop for a bargain. It saves driving to the mall, which is a definite environmental benefit...
...uninitiated, Schor offer some quick tips on how to shop...
...shop steward for the carpenters local 40 said that Cambridge-area unions, including the electricians, plumbers and pipefitters, would support the janitors...