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Conspicuous Consumption - Carissa Explains It All #GOMLpodcast

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a term introduced by the Norwegian-American economist and sociologist Thorstein Veblen in his book "The Theory of the Leisure Class" published in 1899.

The term refers to consumers who buy expensive items to display their wealth and income rather than to cover the real needs of the consumer.

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(Credit to Czarina for making this pin previously)

Based on 2 pillars - Exclusivity & Perception of quality
1) Exclusivity
- Controlled product distribution to ensure limited supply of product --> limited quantity available makes consumers feel "special" or "elite"
- High price also limits access to product
2) Quality
- Luxury goods marketing based on their origins --> ex) Canada Goose draws from origin as producer of winterwear to create a perception of authenticity, equating to quality
- High price - In consumer head - high correlation between price and quality

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I own firearms and enjoy shooting sports. That said,
I do not support the NRA and I do believe the US needs to seriously reevaluate gun laws.

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1994- Oregon Death with Dignity Act is Passed
1999- Jack Kevorkian Arrested for Murder
2003- Attorney General Ashcroft challenges ODDA
2006- Supreme court upholds ODDA with Gonzalez vs. Oregon
2011- Jack Kevorkian Dies at 83 years old

Feb 18 2017      DC becomes 7th jurisdiction to legalize PAS
March 27 2017 Jonathan Axt Commits suicide in absence of NC DD legislation
Dec 7 2017       Nine state medical associations drop opposition to PAS
April 5 2018 Hawaii legislature legalizes PAS
Reference:
https://euthanasia.procon.org/view.timeline.php?timelineID=000022

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American Cultural Relationships With Firearms 

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American Cultural Relationships With Firearms 

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- "Despite the fact that gun ownership is normative, not deviant, behavior across vast swaths of the social landscape, there is no sociology of guns, per se. Most research examines guns in connection with crime and violence, either from a criminological or public health perspective" (qtd. in Yamane)

- Began as tools of necessity in the colonies and on the frontier.
- Evolved into equipment for hunting, sport shooting, and eventually collecting
- Evolved into a culture of armed self defense (Gun Culture 2.0)

"Writing in the mid‐1990s, Wright (1995, p. 64–65) observed that most guns in America are “owned for socially innocuous sport and recreation purposes,” and therefore, that “gun ownership is apparently a topic more appropriate to the sociology of leisure than to the criminology or epidemiology of violence" (qtd. in Yamane)

References:
Yamane D. The sociology of U.S. gun culture. Sociology Compass. 2017;11:e12497. https://doi.org/10.1111/soc4.12497
http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/understanding-americas-relationship-with-guns/9025038

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- 270 Million civilian owned   firearms in the United States
- Casual target shooting competitions became common place on the frontier in the 19th century and remains popular today
- NRA Founded in 1871 and has overseen recreational shooting for over 100 years
- 6/10 Americans say people in their community have a positive view of most gun owners
- 7/10 Americans say they have fired a gun (was surprised by this number I must say)
- People who grew up with guns in the home usually purchase their first firearm at age 20
-People who grew up without guns in the home (those that do end up purchasing a firearm) usually end up purchasing their first firearm at age 26
- approx 1/2 of all gun owners could see themselves owning a firearm in the future

References:
Yamane D. The sociology of U.S. gun culture. Sociology Compass. 2017;11:e12497. https://doi.org/10.1111/soc4.12497
http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2017/06/22/the-demographics-of-gun-ownership/#most-americans-say-society-has-a-negative-view-of-gun-owners-but-that-people-in-their-own-communities-look-at-gun-owners-is-a-positive-way

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Image: National African American Gun Association 

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Image: National African American Gun Association 

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Brief Summary. Misses some intricacies but suitable for the purpose of this class

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Brief Summary. Misses some intricacies but suitable for the purpose of this class

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How are gun laws in these countries different from the U.S.?

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"University of Maryland basketball star Len Bias died of a
drug overdose just hours after the Boston Celtics picked him in the NBA
draft. His death sparked a national media frenzy largely focused on the drug
that was suspected, mistakenly, of killing him – crack cocaine. A few weeks
after Bias’ death, Congress passed the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, establishing
for the first time mandatory minimum sentences triggered by specific
quantities of cocaine. Congress also established much tougher sentences
for crack cocaine offenses than for powder cocaine cases. For example, distribution
of just 5 grams of crack carries a minimum 5-year federal prison
sentence, while for powder cocaine, distribution of 500 grams – 100 times
the amount of crack cocaine – carries the same sentence"

https://www.aclu.org/files/pdfs/drugpolicy/cracksinsystem_20061025.pdfh

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Nearly 80% of people in federal prison and almost 60% of people in state prison for drug offenses are black or Latino.

Simple marijuana possession was the fourth most common cause of deportation for any offense in 2013, and the most common cause of deportation for drug law violations. More than 13,000 people were deported in 2012 and 2013 just for marijuana possession.

One in 13 black people of voting age are denied the right to vote because of laws that disenfranchise people with felony convictions.

One in nine black children has an incarcerated parent, compared to one in 28 Latino children and one in 57 white children.

Research shows that prosecutors are twice as likely to pursue a mandatory minimum sentence for black people as for white people charged with the same offense. Among people who received a mandatory minimum sentence in 2011, 38% were Latino and 31% were black.

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"Freeway" Rick Ross is an American political activist and former drug Kingpin .

In the 1980's, American political interests in Nicaragua motivated the federal government to turn a blind eye to the drug trade which provided funding for anti-communist Contra rebel groups. Rebel groups fighting a soviet supported regime. This allowed cocaine to flow freely into the United States.
Ross utilized this unimpeded supply of affordable cocaine to create a drug empire. His network included 42 cities and It is estimated that he made upwards of three-million a day at the peak of his career. Cumulatively, after adjustments for inflation, he generated over a billion dollars in income.
Oscar Blandon, a drug lord with close ties to the nicaraguan Contras, was Rick Ross' main supplier of cocaine and a CIA informant. Blandon facilitated Ross' capture in 96' as part of a plea deal to reduce his own jail time for drug trafficking. Blandon was later hired by the DEA after serving two years in prison. Meanwhile, Ross was sentenced to life in prison.

References
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-kLt9l2cQg&t=280s
https://www.aclu.org/files/pdfs/drugpolicy/cracksinsystem_20061025.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22Freeway%22_Rick_Ross
Freeway: Crack In the System (2015) Film.
13th (2016) Film.

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Everything you should know in under four minutes.

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What is the Drug War? With Jay-Z & Molly Crabapple

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Contribution: Institutionalized Racism

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Contribution: International Policies/ Cultural Relationships with Firearms

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Contribution: History and Civilizations

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Contribution: Luxury Goods

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Euthanasia comes from the Greek words, Eu (good) and Thanatosis (death) It means "Good Death, "Gentle and Easy Death" or "mercy killing."
-the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma