ch 3- dress as nonverbal communication

Question 1

definition of personal ideitty

Answer 1

• traits: gender, age, occupation, ethnicity, education, socioeconomic status
  -values, attitudes and interests
  -lifestyle
  -mood

Question 2

definition of relationships

Answer 2

• roles
• membership in groups
• status and prestige

Question 3

definition of situation

Answer 3

-intention of the actor
-oreintation of the situation

Question 4

leakage

Answer 4

sending messages we dont intend to send

Question 5

clothing as an object

Answer 5

-perceptual elements: elements of design( color or line)
- conditions as an object
-treatment of materials
-garment pieces
-interaction among garments and accessories

Question 6

intrapersonal aspects

Answer 6

-garment and body interaction
-kinetic interaction
-personal characteristics

Question 7

environment

Answer 7

-immediate body space
-social situation
-group association
-culture

Question 8

postmoderism

Answer 8

a body of critical theory about the nature of contemporary society due to a departure from the modern era (18/19th century- 1950s) wit

Question 9

characteristics of postmodern dress

Answer 9

• emphasis on nostalgia
  -questioning traditional (modern) rules about dress
• emphasis on simulations and surfaces
  -eclecticism in dress

Question 10

altermodernism

Answer 10

resistance to standardization and commidification that supports that (sustainable fashion movement)

Question 11

hypermodernity

Answer 11

mania for consumption fueled by draw for novelty and desire to express personal identity

Question 12

performatism

Answer 12

dress that defies cultural norms and challenges viewer to consider alternative realities

Question 13

automodernity

Answer 13

dress that blends technology and appareal

Question 14

digimodernism

Answer 14

haphazard mixing of styles, prints, colors and textures