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Chapter 14 Consumer Behavior-12e

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Culture is best described as a society's THISpersonality
functional area of culture is most closely related to the idea of a common worldviewideology
usually dictate what is right and wrong, acceptable or unacceptablenorms
the way people maintain an orderly social life.social structure
focusing on the functional areas of a cultural systemecology
mainstream culture to modify symbols identified with "cutting edge" subcultures and present these to a larger audience.cooptation
Products are winnowed out as they make their way down the path from conception to consumptioncultural selection
Buying Birks, cage-free eggs, electric cars, selfies, and high tech furniture are part of THIScultural movement
In the cultural production process, the people who control the flow of information between producers and customerscultural gatekeepers
Movie and restaurant reviewers, magazine editors, retail buyers and DJ's are considered THESE because they filter information.gatekeepers
A story containing symbolic elements that express the shared emotions and ideals of a culturemyth
Wedding rice, birthday candles, and diplomas are consideredritual artifacts
The second stage in the rite of passage is THISliminality
A set of multiple symbolic behaviors that occur in a fixed sequence and tend to be repeatedritual
Brands that we closely link to our rituals are called ________ brands; once they become imbedded in our rituals we are unlikely to replace them.fortress
Grooming rituals express two kinds of binary opposition: private/public and THISwork leisure
As a relationship grows and progresses, gift giving tends to become morealtruistic
A special ritual marking a person's transition from one role to anotherrite of passage
When everyone agrees not to give Christmas presents and someone gives one to you and you now feels you must give alsoreciprocity norm
consumption occurs with objects and events that are considered to be ordinary and everydayprofane
Through the process of THIS, objects associated with sacred events or people become sacred in their own right.contamination
The systematic acquisition of a particular object or set of objectscollecting
When a sacred item or symbol is removed from its special place or is duplicated in mass quantities, then it becomes profane as a result ofdesacrilization
Consumers who always are on the lookout for novel products or services and who are first to try something new are THISinnovators
a very short-lived fashion.fad
the mental characteristics of people and the way they relate to their environment and social groupIdeology
A cultural _________ _________ is a creative subsystem, a managerial subsytem, or a communication subsystemproduction system
an object that is admired strictly for its beauty or because it inspires emotional reactionart product
Cosmological, sociological, and Psychological are all interrelated functions of THESEMyths
Gestation, presentation, & reformulation are 3 distinct stages of THESE ritualsGift Giving



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