The consumer society

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

The consumer society

Consumer society

What is a "consumer society" ?

What kind of consumer are you?

It is important to wear well known brands

I buy a lot of things on credit

I think it is good to buy myself luxury products

I always go on product comparison

I prefer shopping centres to street markets

I only by second-hand things

Consumer society

Consumerism: The preoccupation of society with the acquisition of goods and services.

Materialism: The belief that material possessions are the most important aspect of life.

Advertising: The activity of producing advertisements to promote products.

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Advertisement

Example

Coca-Cola ads use emotion and social connection, tying their product to feelings of happiness, family, and togetherness. The "Share a Coke" campaign made people feel connected by having their names on bottles.

Debate:

Group 1: Argues that consumerism benefits society (e.g., economic growth, convenience, variety).

Group 2: Argues that consumerism harms society (e.g., environmental damage, debt, materialism).

Students have 5 minutes to prepare their arguments.  group should present their main points, followed by a Q&A where students ask questions to challenge the opposing side.

structure of a debate

Why is Debating Important?

Debating helps to develop critical thinking, effective communication, and presentation skills.

Highlight the importance of debating and how it can benefit the students.

Basic Terms in Debating

Some basic terms in debating are proposition, opposition, argument, rebuttal, 

Introduce the key terms in debating to the students.

Argument

An argument is a statement or set of statements put forward to support a particular point of view.

Introduce the concept of argument and how it is used in a debate.

How to debate??

Prepare topic

Write / Think of arguments

Present your argument

Listen to other arguments

We should ban online shopping

1. Repeat 2. Reject / 3 accept or........ bring new argument (s) to the table

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