HOMEWORK 2-11-2010 ;)

1. How does advertising influence consumption?
Advertising tells people to buy their products so that they would get money for themselves, but they don't really care much about the environment and how it effects it. They tell people their things are the best, so they'd buy it.

2. Do you think citizens are sufficiently informed about the sustainability of our consumption habits? If not, how can we become more informed about sustainability issues?I think some of them know about how it effects negatively to the environment, but their habits don't let them. When they see the advertisements that they like, people'll try to buy it. It's their habits from when they were young. Therefore, the school can teach students what sustainability is and how we can prevent it from happening. Parents should do that, too. It's not like they shouldn't buy a product that they really love, they can just buy less. For example, some certain people have lots of converse shoes, but he can just buy like two or three.

3. Do you think these advertising techniques influence what you and your friends purchase?Yes, somehow. I don't, because I don't really like things that people present for their own good, but I think my friends do. They love it. When they see something new that they like, they'll ask their parents or buy it themselves. Usually, if they see a model or someone they admire in the advertisement, they'd really want to have it.