Examine one of your own consumption practices and, by using the literature, explain what this consumption practice says about you, your class identity, your cultural background, or any other collective identity you identify with, as well as your understanding of yourself.

‘Consumption and the self’ What makes us consume the way we consume? One answer is that our consumption becomes a reflection of who we are and that we use it as an element in how we express who we are. Examine one of your own consumption practices and, by using the literature, explain what this consumption practice says about you, your class identity, your cultural background, or any other collective identity you identify with, as well as your understanding of yourself. Also seek to critically reflect on this consumption practice, who gains from your expression of self? Who is this consumption available to and why? The essays MUST draw on and refer to the course material: this is important. You have studied a course and the essay must reflect your engagement with and understanding of the course content. The essay will also earn additional credit for referring appropriately to other published academic work beyond the literature provided. It must show evidence that you have understood the course material, and also that you can build on the material to develop your own arguments. Arguments must be logically and clearly expressed and supported with evidence, citations to other work and careful reasoning. The essay must be fully referenced in Harvard style and include a bibliography.