Consumerism:

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Simply put…

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Do you agree that consumers have power over the economy? Why or why not?Explain your response in a short paragraph

How does consumer behaviour affect your quality of life? Jobs, environment, and choices.

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What guides your behaviour as a consumer?

Factor #1: __________________________________

Description: ___________________________________________________________________________

Activity: Turn to pages 244 and 245. Read the four perspectives and complete the chart below.

What effects their decisions as consumers?

Do you feel the same way as them? Why or why not?

Jordan Stang

Thao Duong

Mackenzie Kerman

Meagan McIntosh

Factor #2: _________________________________________

Description: ____________________________________________________

What are some of the your interests? How do they guide your behaviour as a consumer?

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Factor #3: _____________________________________

Description: _________________________________________________

What are some of your __________ How do they impact your behaviour as a consumer?

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Factor #4: _______________________________

Description: _________________________________________________

Consider where a product is made. How might this affect your decisions as a consumer?

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Consumer Spending and Economic Growth

Consumer _____________

How much the people of a country spend on __________ and _________________

Economic __________ =

how much a countries _________ __________ over time measured using:

o profit from goods and services the country produceso how many people have ________ or make an income.

Factor #5: ___________________________

Should the government be involved in the lives of people to ensure their health and safety? Why or Why Not?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

In what ways does the gov't get involved to ensure/protect its citizens health and safety? ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

Let’s Read!Schools ban Junk Food (Page 248)

What argument is dealing with Hipocracy? (saying/preaching something and doing the opposite) __________________________________________________________________________________What agument is for the ban of Junk Food?__________________________________________________________________________________What argument is against the ban of Junk Food?__________________________________________________________________________________

Factor #6: ___________________________

Description: ________________________________________________

Look at the example of the pen. In your opinion should knowledge of this affect decisions as consumers? Why?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Factor #7: __________________________Description: _______________________________________________________________________

Gross Domestic Product (________) measures how much ___________ a country's ________________ _________________.

GDP per capita (per citizen) measures how _________ ________ the people of a country are

Lets Examine! (Page 261)

According to the map:

Which country has the highest GDP per capita? _________________________

Which country has the lowest GDP per capita? __________________________

What do we know about these countries today? ________________________

The next questions are based on the cartoon on pages 258 – 260

Why did John get a job? ________________________________________________________________________________

What lesson did John learn once he got paid and went shopping? ________________________________________________________________________________

What influences John’s behaviour as a consumer? i. ____________________________________ii. ____________________________________

How does John’s income affect his decisions? _______________________________________________________________________________

How does consumerism affect quality of life? Think of both positive and negative views of consumerism you have encountered in this chapter.Positive effect: __________________________________________________________________

Negative effect: __________________________________________________________________

How can consumerism empower groups? under this theory _________________ ___________ what they will or will not ________

How can consumers use this to their advantage?__________________________________________________________________________________

Boycott A _______________ by a group of consumers _______ to buy a certain product.