1. What is culture? List three dimensions that social scientists use to describe a culture and give an example of each. 2. A myth is a special kind of story. What makes it special? What is an example of a modern myth? 3. How might a consumer behave if they exhibited signs of conditioned superstition? 4. What is a ritual? Describe three kinds of rituals and provide an example of each. 5. List the three stages of a rite of passage ritual. 6. What is the difference between sacred and profane consumption? Provide one example of each. 7. How is a collection sacred? What is the difference between collecting and hoarding? 8. What is collective selection? Give an example. 9. Describe a culture production system and list its three components. 10. Define a cultural gatekeeper, and give three examples. 11. Describe the difference between arts and crafts. 12. What is a cultural formula? Give an example. 13. What are the two factors that underpin the technology acceptance model? 14. What are the differences among fashion, a fashion, and in fashion? 15. Summarize some of the major approaches we can use to understand fashion from the perspectives of psychologists, economists, and sociologists. 16. What is an example of a meme? 17. What is the trickle-down effect? List some reasons why this theory is no longer as valid as it used to be. 18. What is the difference between a fad, a fashion, and a classic fashion life cycle?

Social Psychology (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134641287

Author:Elliot Aronson, Timothy D. Wilson, Robin M. Akert, Samuel R. Sommers

Publisher:Elliot Aronson, Timothy D. Wilson, Robin M. Akert, Samuel R. Sommers

Chapter1: Introducing Social Psychology

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1. What is culture? List three dimensions that social scientists use to describe a culture and give an example of each. 2. A myth is a special kind of story. What makes it special? What is an example of a modern myth? 3. How might a consumer behave if they exhibited signs of conditioned superstition? 4. What is a ritual? Describe three kinds of rituals and provide an example of each. 5. List the three stages of a rite of passage ritual. 6. What is the difference between sacred and profane consumption? Provide one example of each. 7. How is a collection sacred? What is the difference between collecting and hoarding? 8. What is collective selection? Give an example. 9. Describe a culture production system and list its three components. 10. Define a cultural gatekeeper, and give three examples. 11. Describe the difference between arts and crafts. 12. What is a cultural formula? Give an example. 13. What are the two factors that underpin the technology acceptance model? 14. What are the differences among fashion, a fashion, and in fashion? 15. Summarize some of the major approaches we can use to understand fashion from the perspectives of psychologists, economists, and sociologists. 16. What is an example of a meme? 17. What is the trickle-down effect? List some reasons why this theory is no longer as valid as it used to be. 18. What is the difference between a fad, a fashion, and a classic fashion life cycle?

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