Understanding Cultures

Understanding
Cultures
In case you needed further proof that the human race is doomed through stupidity, here are some
actual label instructions on consumer goods:
1. On Sears hairdryer: "Do not use while sleeping". [Gee, that's the only time I have to work on my
hair]
2. On a bag of Fritos: "You could be winner! No purchase necessary. Details inside". [Evidently, the
shoplifter special]
3. On a bar of Dial soap: "Directions: Use like regular soap." [And that would be how...?]
4. On some Swanson frozen dinners: "Serving suggestions: Defrost." [But it's *just* a suggestion]
5. On Tesco's Tiramisu dessert (printed on bottom of box): "Do not turn upside down". [Oops, too
late!]
6. On Marks & Spencer Bread Pudding: "Product will be hot after heating". [As sure as night follows
the day...]
7. On packaging for a Rowenta iron: "Do not iron clothes on body". [But wouldn't this save even
more time?]
8. On Boot's Children's Cough Medicine: "Do not drive a car or operate machinery after taking this
medication". [We could do a lot to reduce the rate of construction accidents, if we could just get
those 5-year-olds with head-colds off those forklifts.]
9. On Nytol Sleep Aid: "Warning: May cause drowsiness". [One would hope]
10. On most brands of Christmas lights: "For indoor or outdoor use only". [As opposed to what?]
11. On a Japanese food processor: "Not to be used for the other use". [I gotta admit, I'm curious]
12. On Sainsbury's peanuts: "Warning: Contains nuts". [NEWS FLASH]
13. On an American Airlines packet of nuts: "Instructions: open packet, eat nuts." [Step 3: Fly Delta]
14. On a child's Superman costume: Wearing of this garment does not enable you to fly". [I don't
blame the company. I do blame parents for this]
Social Class
Social Class is Determined by a Complex Set of
Variables, Including: Income, Family Background,
and Occupation.
Social Class Influences:
How Much Money Will Be Spent
How Money Will Be Spent
Access to Resources Such as Education, Housing,
and Consumer Goods
Taste and Lifestyles
Social Stratification
Social Stratification Refers to the Creation of

Artificial Divisions In a Society by:
Achieved
Status
Earned Through
Hard Work
Ascribed
Status
Obtained Through
Luck or Inheritance
Status
Hierarchy
Some Members Are

Somehow Better Of
Than Others
Access to Resources Such As Money,

Education, and Luxury Goods
Real Lower-Lower
7%
Lower But Not Lowest
9%
Working Class
38%
Middle Class
32%
Upper-Middle
12.5%
Lower-Upper
1.2%
Upper-Upper
0.3%
Class Structure
Social Mobility
Social Mobility Refers to the
Passage of Individuals From
One Social Class to Another.
Upward
Mobility
Horizontal Mobility
Downward
Mobility
Components of Social Class
Occupational
Prestige
Income
Educational
Attainment
Who
Who Has
HasAdopted
Adopted the
the Change?
Change?
What
What Other
Other Changes
Changes Have
Have Occurred
Occurred in
in the
the Market?
Market?
Is
Is itit aa Trend
Trend or
or aa Side
Side Effect?
Effect?
Can
Can itit be
be Personalized?
Personalized?
What
What are
are the
the Benefits?
Benefits?
Does
Does itit Fit
Fit With
With Basic
Basic Lifestyle
Lifestyle Changes?
Changes?
Questions to Ask to Determine if a Trend, Which

Lasts for Some Time, is Occurring Include:
Fad or Trend?
Fads, Fashions and Classics
Defining The Modern Family
Extended
Family
Nuclear
Family
Family
Household
Effects of Family Structure on

Consumption
The Family Life Cycle (FLC) Combines Trends in Income
and Family Composition With the Changes in Demands
Placed Upon This Income.
Four Variables are Necessary to Describe These
Changes:
Age
Marital Status
Presence or Absence of Children
in the Home
Childrens Ages (if any)
Family Life Cycle
Accommodative
Group Members Have Different
Preferences and Cant Agree
on a Purchase That
Will Satisfy Everyone.
Consensual
Group Agrees on the Desired
Purchase, Differing Only in
Terms of How It Will
Be Achieved.
Types of Purchase Decisions

Made by Families
Family Decision Making
Consumer Socialization
Influence of
Parents
Influence of
Media
Authoritarian
E-Babysitter
Neglected
Indulgent
What is Culture?
Culture includes the entire heritage of a society
transmitted by word, literature, or any other
form. It includes all tradition, habits, religion, art,
and language. Culture affects the human aspect
of a persons environment: it consists of beliefs,
morals, customs and habits learned from others
Cultural Influences
Cultural Influences
Religion, History,
Family, Language,
Arts/ Entertaiment,
Education
Cultural Messages
Symbols, Morals,
Rules of Behaviour,
Knowledge
Consumer Decision Process

Selecting and Prioritising
Wants fr Goods and Services
Behaviour
Low Context
Swiss German
German
Scandinavian
United States
French
English
Italian
Spanish
Greek
Arab
Chinese
Japanese
High Context
Uncertainty Avoidance
100
Japan
France
Mexico
Brazil
Meast
Germany
Power
Distance
0
Wafrica
Power
Distance
Indonesia
100
Holland
USA
UK
Hkong
0
Uncertainty Avoidance
Masculinity
100
Japan
Mexico
UK
Germany
Hkong
Individual
0 Indonesia
USA
Meast
Brazil
Wafrica
Individual
100
France
Holland
0
Masculinity

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Social Stratification Refers to the Creation of

Some Members Are

Access to Resources Such As Money,

Components of Social Class

Questions to Ask to Determine if a Trend, Which

Fads, Fashions and Classics

Defining The Modern Family

Effects of Family Structure on

Family Life Cycle

Types of Purchase Decisions

Family Decision Making

Consumer Decision Process

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