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. Learning Outcomes. SC.3.C. : Evaluate Research on conformity to Group Norms. SC.3.D. : Discuss factors influencing conformity.. Warm-Up. What. is conformity? . When. and . Why. do we conform?. How. Sue L. T. McGregor PhD. MSVU Halifax NS Canada. www.consultmcgregor.com. . June 2013. SOCRAI Conference . Clark University, Worcester MA. Culture-Ideology of Consumerism (CIC). “A mutually reinforcing integration of consumer culture and consumerist ideology” (. Consumer Culture Other 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.. Conformity is a type of social influence involving a change in belief in order to fit in with a group (Also known as majority influence).. Types of Conformity. Three types of conformity developed by Man (1969):. . 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. . . _______________________________. FFV Marketing . S. tandards. Checks. . on. . conformity. Checks. . on. . conformity. . to. marketing . standards. . will. be . carried. . out. at . all. marketing . stages. , in . order. .