38 Part 1 Apparel and Fashion Summary • Clothing helps satisfy human needs. These include the physical needs for protection and comfort. They also include the needs for safety and security, love and acceptance, esteem, and self-actualization. • Infl uences on clothing choices include modesty, conformity, attraction, esteem, self- adornment, status, prestige, and identifi cation. • Clothing choices refl ect your personality, values, and self-concept. • People form fi rst impressions within a few seconds of meeting you. If this fi rst impression is a positive one, they will want to get to know you better. The way you dress can help create a positive fi rst impression. • Several other factors also infl uence your clothing choices. These include your activities, the climate of your region, what looks most fl attering, your family and friends, your clothing budget, and the media. Review the Facts 1. Does everyone have the same basic needs? Explain your answer. 2. How do clothes help meet your physical needs? Explain your answer. 3. Which need is being met when you wear plastic goggles in chemistry lab? 4. Explain why modesty standards vary within a society. 5. Summarize how peer pressure can lead to conformity. 6. Give an example showing how clothing can express status or prestige. 7. Who or what infl uences a person’s values? Give an example showing how values impact clothing choices. 8. People who only see their own weaknesses and faults are likely to have a _____ _____. 9. Describe how your appearance can affect your self-concept. 10. How does the climate in your region infl uence your clothing choices? Give two examples. 11. Which media outlet do you feel has the greatest infl uence on the clothes teens buy? Explain your answer. Graphic Organizer Draw a star diagram to identify the different types of needs that clothing meets. Then name a type of clothing that meets each need. S R i th F t Think Critically 12. Identify evidence. Discuss the popularity of certain brand names of clothes among teens. What evidence shows their pressure to buy expensive clothes to achieve status in your school? 13. Compare and contrast. Compare and contrast conformity with individuality in regard to the way a person chooses to dress. Is one better than the other? Why or why not? 14. Draw conclusions. Does wearing school uniforms increase learning? reduce violence? reduce stereotyping and prejudice? What conclusions can you draw? 15. Analyze evidence. Analyze factors that impact personality. Include evidence about both positive and negative infl uences. Human Needs