Meeting Day and Time: T, R, 4:00 - 5:15

Course Description and Content

This course seeks to help the student (1) identify and explain the
theoretical bases for study of the social-psychological aspects of
clothing, appearances and images and examine relevant research
based on theories; (2) analyze the importance of clothing and
other appearance-related products as means of personal and
social expressions of self; (3) critically examine research
evidence regarding the meaning and use of clothing at the
individual and group level.

Required Text and Readings

Kaiser, S.  (1998).  The Social Psychology of Clothing.  New
York: Fairchild Publications (2nd Edition)

Other Comments

Prerequisites: AMID H100, Psychology P101, Junior standing