This course focuses on the newly emerging, theoretically intriguing, and socially relevant field of the sociology of consumption. Over the past four decades, consumption has become increasingly significant in our daily lives. Sociologists have recognized this trend and established the research field of the “new sociology of consumption,” noting that conventional sociology emphasized production while neglecting consumption. The course examines how consumption practices shape identities, social relations, and institutions, and how they intersect with policy agendas for good health and wellbeing, reduced inequalities, and responsible consumption and production. Topics include the health and wellbeing implications of food, housing, and digital consumption; the distributional consequences of consumer markets, credit, and branding; and the social and environmental impacts of supply chains, waste, and repair cultures. This course is timely and useful for students who wish to understand how consumption affects their own lives and societies, and how consumers, firms, and states can steer consumption toward equity and sustainability.