PPT-Conformity, Consumerism, and Counter-Culture

1950s Federal Highway Act 1956 Eisenhower Administration 25 Billion spent to build more than 41000 miles of interstate highway Linked the country and made national mobility much easier Contributed to American Urbanization. Challenge and Change in Society. HSB4M. ‘The Power of Conformity’. An example of people’s overwhelming needs to conform to a social paradigm. What is conformity? . Discussion Questions: Video. HSB 4UI. Ms. Dahl. The concepts of Conformity, Deviance and Alienation are important to understanding social change and human . behaviour. .. These terms are found in all three social sciences, but tend to be talked about most in sociology, since they have to do with how individuals act within groups.. Conformity and Consumerism. GI Bill. . Created June 24, 1944. Created to . help ease soldiers back into every day life. .. Gave job priority to veterans. , 52 weeks of . unemployment. . benefits. , . Social Problems. Robert . Wonser. 1. 2. Consumerism is Capitalism. Capitalism. - . the economic system that is based on the private for-profit operation of industry. . Consumerism. propels the insatiable belief that we need what we do not . PhD Professor. Mount Saint Vincent University. Sue.mcgregor@msvu.ca. www.consultmcgregor.com. . Panel discussion at . International summer course on the rights of the child. Universit. é. de Moncton. PhD Professor. Mount Saint Vincent University. Sue.mcgregor@msvu.ca. www.consultmcgregor.com. . Panel discussion at . International summer course on the rights of the child. Universit. é. de Moncton. On Post-its. What is Social Influence?. Conformity: . The tendency for people to adopt the behaviour, attitudes and values of a reference group. Majority influence. The opposite of deviation . Kelman's. Geoff Goodman, Ph.D.. Today’s lecture will focus on why this is so hard to do!. What is conformity?. Conformity . refers to a change in a person’s behavior or opinions as a result of real or imagined pressure from a person or group of people. Chapter 7. Consumerism. Consumerism is an . economic theory . that links prosperity (wealth) to consumer demand for goods and services, and that makes consumer behavior central to economic decision making.. . Social influence. TYPES. of conformity: . internalisation, identification and . compliance. EXPLANATIONS. . for conformity: . normative and informational. Social Influence . Social influence is the scientific study of the ways in which people’s thoughts, feelings and behaviours are affected by other people. FLT (1/25/2016) . Left . *Right*. Given film clip, anticipation guide, and discussion about consumerism . I will be able to consider how consumerism relates to the novel, . The Great Gatsby. . . _______________________________. FTIP/FSTIP Workshop. February 9, 2016. The Linkage between Air Quality and Transportation . Health-based National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). established for CO, Ozone, NO2, SO2 . , . PM10 and PM2.5 (criteria pollutants. Like fish swimming in schools and birds flying in flocks, humans are socially influenced by the group, highly suggestible, and natural mimics. . → conformity occurs when we adjust our behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard. Presented by. Andrew Kwan. . ITU Consultant. . . Conformity and Interoperability Training for ARB Region on . Type . Approval . Testing . for Mobile Terminals, Homologation Procedures and Market Surveillance.