Social Trends
This term refers to the statistical study of populations.
Demography
This fear causes many people to join trends so they do not feel excluded.
Fear of Missing Out - FOMO
Behaviour that violates social norms is called this.
Deviance
The Occupy Wall Street movement focused mainly on this issue.
Economic Inequality
This sociologist developed the concepts of the “I” and the “Me.”
George Herbert Mead
This generation was born between 1946–1964.
Doing something because everyone else is doing it is known as this.
Bandwagon Effect
Breaking written laws is an example of this type of deviance.
Formal deviance
This slogan became associated with Occupy Wall Street.
According to Mead, this part of the self reflects social expectations.
Young adults returning home after living independently are often called this.
Boomerang Children
This brain chemical reinforces rewarding behaviour and trend-following.
Dopamine
Talking loudly during a piano concert is an example of this.
Informal deviance
This Ontario protester challenged public indecency laws involving toplessness.
Gwen Jacobs
This theory explains how people may begin viewing themselves primarily based on appearance due to media and social pressures.
Objectification Theory
This type of family structure involves both parents working.
Dual-income family
Becoming less emotionally affected by violence due to repeated exposure is called this.
This term refers to negative social labeling.
Stigma
Protests are sometimes considered deviant because they challenge these.
Social norms, laws, and power structures
This theory argues trends are driven by power and profit.
Conflict Theory
This term refers to delaying milestones such as marriage, careers, or home ownership.
Delayed Transition
Marshall McLuhan argued this famous phrase about media influence.
"The medium is the message"
This theory suggests feeling poorer than others can increase crime rates.
Relative Deprivation Theory
This concept explains why different groups in society may interpret the same protest in very different ways.
Perspective
This theory suggests people develop identity based on how others view them.
Looking-glass self