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The Family and Its Social Class Standing
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Learning Objectives
1. To Understand the Changing Nature of U.S. Families, Including Their Composition and Spending Patterns.
2. To Understand the Socialization Process and Other Roles of the Family.
3. To Understand the Dynamics of Husband-Wife Decision Making, as Well as the Influence of Children in Family Consumption Decision Making.
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Learning Objectives (continued)
4. To Understand How Traditional and Nontraditional Family Life Cycles Impact Consumer Behavior.
5. To Understand What Social Class Is and How It Relates to Consumer Behavior.
6. To Understand the Various Measures of Social Class and Their Role in Consumer Behavior.
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7. To Appreciate the Distinctive Profiles of Specific Social Class Groupings.
8. To Understand the “Ups and Downs” of Social Class Mobility.
9. To Understand the Relationship Between Social Class and Geodemographic Clusters.
10. To Understand the Affluent Consumer.
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Learning Objectives (continued)
11. To Understand the Middle-Class Consumer.12. To Understand the Working Class and Other
Nonaffulent Consumers.13. To Understand the Nature and Influence of
the “Techno-Class.”14. To Understand How Social Class Is Used in
Consumer Research Studies.
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As You See It, What Is the Main “Family Message” of This Ad?
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It Reminds Parents of the Importance of Creating “Quality Time.”
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The Changing U.S. Family
• Types of families– Nuclear– Extended– Single-parent
• Changes in household spending patterns
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Evidence of the Dynamic
Nature of U.S. Households - Figure 10-2
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Relative Influence In Decision Making
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Autonomic
Wife Dominant
Husband Dominant
Joint
House
Retirement
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Car 1
Consumer Socialization
The process by which children acquire the
skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary to
function as consumers.
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Discussion Questions
• How do marketers influence consumer socialization?
• Does this seem unethical? At what point would it be unethical?
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What Is the Name and Definition of the Process Depicted in This Ad?
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Consumer Socialization - the Process by Which Children Acquire the Skills, Knowledge, Attitudes, and
Experiences Necessary to Function as Consumers
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A Simple Model of the Socialization Process - Figure 10.4
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Other Functions of the Family
• Economic well-being• Emotional support• Suitable family lifestyles
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Family Decision Making
• Dynamics of Husband-Wife Decision Making– Husband-Dominated– Wife-Dominated
• Expanding Role of Children In Family Decision Making– Choosing restaurants and items in supermarkets– Teen Internet mavens– Pester power
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Framework of 10-year-old InfluencerFigure 10.5
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The Family Life Cycle
• Traditional Family Life Cycle– Stage I: Bachelorhood– Stage II: Honeymooners– Stage III: Parenthood– Stage IV: Postparenthood– Stage V: Dissolution
• Modifications - the Nontraditional FLC
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To Which Stage of the Family Life Cycle Does This Ad Apply, and Why?
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Bachelorhood – The Target Consumer Is Not Yet Married
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Which Subgroup of “Empty Nesters” Does This Ad Most Likely Target?
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The ones who are would like to pursue new interests and fulfill unsatisfied needs
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Nontraditional FLC Family Stages
Alternative FLC Stage Definition/Commentary
Childless couples Increasingly acceptable with more career-oriented married women and delayed marriages
Couples who marry later in life Likely to have fewer or no children
Couples with first child in late 30’s or later Likely to have fewer children. Want the best and live quality lifestyle
Single parents I High divorce rate - about 50% lead to this
Single parents II Child out of wedlock
Single parents III Single person who adopts
Extended family Adult children return home. Divorced adult returns home. Elderly move in with children. Newlyweds live with in-laws.
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Dual Spouse Work Involvement (DSWI)
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Social Class
The division of members of a society
into a hierarchy of distinct status classes,
so that members of each class have either higher or lower status than members of other
classes.
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Social Class Measure and DistributionTable 10.8
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Social Class Measurement
• Subjective Measures– individuals are asked to estimate their own social-
class positions• Objective Measures– individuals answer specific socioeconomic
questions and then are categorized according to answers
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Objective Measures
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Discussion Questions
• What are the advantages to a marketer using the objective method to measure social class?
• When would the subjective or reputational method be preferred?
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Social Class Mobility
• Upward mobility• Downward mobility• Rags to riches?
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Geodemographic Clusters
A composite segmentation
strategy that uses both geographic
variables (zip codes, neighborhoods) and
demographic variables (e.g.,
income, occupation) to identify target
markets.
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Prizm ClustersFigure 10.10a, b
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The Affluent Consumer
• Growing number of households can be classified as “mass affluent” with incomes of at least $75,000
• Some researchers are defining affluent to include lifestyle and psychographic factors in addition to income
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The Affluent Consumer
Three Segments of Affluent Customers’ Average Household Expenditures - Figure 10.12
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What Is the Name of the Segment Targeted by This Ad, and Why Is the Appeal Shown Here Used?
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This Ad was Used Because it is Effective for the Affluent Consumer.
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What Is the Middle Class?
• The “middle” 50 percent of household incomes - households earning between $25,000 and $85,000
• The emerging Chinese middle class• Moving up to more “near luxuries”
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The Working Class?
• Households earning $40,000 or less control more than 30 percent of the total income in the U.S.
• These consumers tend to be more brand loyal than wealthier consumers.
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Discussion Questions
• What types of products are targeted to the working class?
• What issues must marketers consider when targeting their ads to the working class?
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The Techno Class
• Having competency with technology• Those without are referred to as
“technologically underclassed”• Parents are seeking computer exposure for
their children• Geeks now viewed as friendly and fun
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In What Ways Have the Prestige and Status of Geeks Been Changing?
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The Change is Due to the Importance of Computers.
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Consumer Behavior and Social Class
• Clothing, Fashion, and Shopping• The Pursuit of Leisure• Saving, Spending, and Credit• Social Class and Communication
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