Vocabulary
Factors
Knowledge
Marketing
Critical Thinking
100
What is consumerism?
an economic theory that links prosperity to consumer demand for goods and services, and that makes consumer behavior central to economic decision making
100
the choices we make as consumers, that reflect our beliefs and values and are considered important to our quality of life.
What is Identity?
100
Average per person
What is per capita?
100
Encourages you to buy a product because everyone else is.
What is the bandwagon effect?
100
-benefits companies -can get good deals on products.
What is a positive about advertising?
200
What is boycott?
a decision by consumers to stop buying a product or service as a way to bring about change What is boycott?
200
Both countries encourage health and safety through legislation; laws which ensure peoples' well being (ex. mandatory seat belt laws, distracted driving laws; product labelling laws, etc)
How does both Canada and USA promote health and safety for their citizens?
200
Identity- choices we make Health and safety- federal laws require warnings on products to discourage consumers in buying them. Jobs- when you buy a product, you connect to a chain of people and their jobs. It is what keeps them employed. Environment- your choices affect air, water, and land that you share with everybody. Marketing- how advertising influences you
What guides consumers behaviour?
200
Uses strong emotional language that connect your fears and desires.
What is the emotional appeal?
200
-Encourages you to buy products even if you don't need them. -Creates bad image towards yourself
What is a negative about advertising?
300
What is GDP?
Gross Domestic Product
300
Consumer spending creates jobs. The more consumers demand a product or service, the more people will be necessary to create the product or service ensuring jobs.
What is the link between consumer spending and jobs?
300
Social Economic Political Physical
What are the indicators of quality of life?
300
Relates the product or service to words or images that promise everything, but deliver opposite.
What is glittering generalities?
300
If you have a lower prosperity, you will spend less money.
How may prosperity affect consumerism?
400
What is quality of life?
the standard of health, comfort, and happiness experienced by an individual or group.
400
Consumer choices may affect air, water and land. Pollutants and toxins may be emitted into the environment as a result of production.
How do consumer choices affect the environment?
400
They wanted Britain to make the system of government in the colony more democratic so that Canadiens had more control over their own affairs.
What did les patriots want?
400
Relates a product to the experience of ordinary folks
What is plain folks appeal?
400
Pros: -May force companies to change inefficient or environmentally unfriendly production practices. Con: -People who work for companies that are being boycotted may be in danger of losing their jobs.
What are pros and cons about boycotts?
500
What is standard of living?
the degree of wealth and material comfort available to a person or community
500
It is the Competition Act. It aims to uphold competition among producers by ensuring fair business practices.
What act refers to the rules about advertising and what is the aim of this act?
500
U.S- More than 40,000 Canada- 20,00 to 40,000 Mexico- Less than 20,000
What are the different levels of prosperity in North America?
500
Uses celebrities or experts to speak for a product.
What are testimonials?
500
Consumerism can cause your citizenship to be all about money instead of patriotism.
What is the impact of consumerism on citizenship?
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