Summary Analysis of I’ll Have What She’s Having: Effects of Social Influence and Body Type on the Food Choices of Others Introduction. This study examines consumer body type affects the food eating habits of those around them adjusted for whether the influencer is overweight or thin and whether the person being influenced has high or low self-esteem. The authors note that several authors point to a sedentary lifestyle and the high consumption of food as the… Read More
Summary Analysis of Social Influence in Stockmarkets: A Conceptual Analysis of Social Influence Processes in Stock Markets Introduction. The common misconception is that investors in stock markets, referred to as homo economicus at the beginning of the paper, are isolating individuals who do not gather in herds, and are thus not influenced by the herd. However, homo sapiens do gather in herds and are influenced by other humans, whether it is sometimes… Read More
Hypothesis Assignment: Framing Social Values (Work with me here. I am formulating ideas for a thesis on unintentional propaganda and this is part of an assignment so it may not be immediately understandable. Big things, good things, are coming.) Hypothesis: Individuals of multiple ages, social classes and genders within a specific ethnic group internalize general frameworks (“interpretive schemata” or “logics… Read More
Interpretation Of Current Concept Map The current concept map encompasses almost the entire history of Propaganda from the beginning of recorded time to the present day and the current study of propaganda in small groups. However, because this is such a vast subject, the map has missed many areas, including the Greek and roman “origins” as well as several others.… Read More