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The Family and Its Social Class Standing CHAPTER TEN The Family and Its Social Class Standing

What is a Group? Two or more people who interact to accomplish either individual or mutual goals A membership group is one to which a person either belongs or would qualify for membership A symbolic group is one in which an individual is not likely to receive membership despite acting like a member

Group Reference Group Indirect Reference Group A person or group that serves as a point of comparison (or reference) for an individual in the formation of either general or specific values, attitudes, or behavior. Indirect Reference Group Individuals or groups with whom a person identifies but does not have direct face-to-face contact, such as movie stars, sports heroes, political leaders, or TV personalities.

Major Consumer Reference Groups Individual Family Friends Social Class Selected Subcultures One's Own Culture Other Cultures

Factors Encouraging Conformity: A Reference Group Must ... Inform or make the individual aware of a specific product or brand Provide the individual with the opportunity to compare his or her own thinking with the attitudes and behavior of the group Influence the individual to adopt attitudes and behavior that are consistent with the norms of the group Legitimize the decision to use the same products as the group

Selected Consumer-Related Reference Groups Friendship groups Shopping groups Work groups Virtual groups or communities Consumer-action groups

Brand Communities Group of runners who meet at the Niketown store in Boston on Wednesdays Saturn car owners who meet for reunions and barbecues Harley Davidson Owner Groups Saab owners

Reference Group Appeals Celebrities The expert The “common man” The executive and employee spokesperson Trade or spokes-characters Other reference group appeals Ann Taylor uses a Celebrity Appeal: Christy Turlington

Non-Family Households: Married couple, Nuclear family, Extended family Households Non-Family Households: Unmarried couples, Friends/ Roommates

The Changing Family Structure & Composition Types of families Nuclear Extended Single-parent Changes in household spending patterns Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter Ten Slide

Evidence of the Dynamic Nature of U.S. Households Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter Ten Slide

As You See It, What Is the Main “Family Message” of This Ad? Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter Ten Slide

It Reminds Parents of the Importance of Creating “Quality Time.” Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter Ten Slide

Socialization and Related Roles of Family Members Consumer socialization Socialization Agent Growing up in a Materialistic World Adult Consumer socialization agent Intergenerational socialization

Consumer Socialization The process by which children acquire the skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary to function as consumers. Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter Ten Slide

Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Discussion Questions How do marketers influence consumer socialization? Does this seem unethical? At what point would it be unethical? Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter Ten Slide

A Simple Model of the Socialization Process - Figure 10.4 Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter Ten Slide

Other Functions of the Family Economic well-being Emotional support Suitable family lifestyles Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter Ten Slide

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 Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter Ten Slide

tactics used by children to influence their parents

Framework of 10-year-old Influencer Figure 10.5 Here is a framework that was built from a study of how children use strategies to influence their parents to purchase food. As you can see, these kids want to eat food that other kids eat, they want to eat in front of the TV, and they want to eat food that they see advertised on television. Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall 22 Chapter Ten Slide

Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall 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 Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter Ten Slide

To Which Stage of the Family Life Cycle Does This Ad Apply, and Why? Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter Ten Slide

Bachelorhood – The Target Consumer Is Not Yet Married Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter Ten Slide

Which Subgroup of “Empty Nesters” Does This Ad Most Likely Target? Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter Ten Slide

Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall The ones who are would like to pursue new interests and fulfill unsatisfied needs Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter Ten Slide

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. Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter Ten Slide

Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall 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. Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter Ten Slide

Social Class and Social Status Status is frequently thought of as the relative rankings of members of each social class wealth power prestige Social Comparison Theory states that individuals compare their own possessions against those of others to determine their relative social standing.

Status Consumption The process by which consumers actively increase their social standing through conspicuous consumption or possessions Conspicuous consumption The buying of expensive goods in order to impress people and show them how rich you are

Characteristics of Social Class Hierarchical A natural form of segmentation Provides a frame of reference for consumer behaviour Reflects a person’s relative social status Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education Canada Inc.

Social Class Measure and Distribution Table 10.8 SOCIAL CLASSES and PERCENTAGE Upper 4.3% Upper-middle 13.8% Middle 32.8% Working 32.3% Lower 16.8% Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter Ten Slide

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 Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter Ten Slide

Single-variable indexes Composite-variable indexes Objective Measures Single-variable indexes Occupation Education Income Composite-variable indexes Index of Status Characteristics Socioeconomic Status Score Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter Ten Slide

Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall 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? Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter Ten Slide

Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Social Class Mobility Upward mobility Downward mobility Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall 37 Chapter Ten Slide

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. Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter Ten Slide

Prizm Clusters Figure 10.10a, b Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter Ten Slide

Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall 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 Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter Ten Slide

Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall The Affluent Consumer Three Segments of Affluent Customers’ Average Household Expenditures - Figure 10.12 Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter Ten Slide

Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall What Is the Name of the Segment Targeted by This Ad, and Why Is the Appeal Shown Here Used? Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter Ten Slide

This Ad was Used Because it is Effective for the Affluent Consumer. Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter Ten Slide

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” Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter Ten Slide

Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall 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. Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter Ten Slide

Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall 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? Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter Ten Slide

Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall 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 Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter Ten Slide

Consumer Behavior and Social Class Clothing, Fashion, and Shopping Saving, Spending, and Credit Social Class and Communication Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter Ten Slide