Week_8_Family & Household Influences Flashcards
The importance of family household on customer behavior
- Many products are purchased by a family unit
- Individual’s buying decision may heavily influence by other family members.
- How family make purchase decision depends on the role of various member’s purchase and consumption.
- Some products are bought by family member but are used by other family member.
Nuclear family definition
Immediate group of father mother and children living together
Extended family definition
Nuclear family plus other relatives such as grandparents.
Family of orientation definition
Family into which one is born (原生家庭)
Family of procreation(生殖)definition
Family established by marriage
Anthropomorphism
Human gives animal human form and personality
Household definition
All persons, both related and unrelated, who occupy a housing unit.
Example of non-household
Elderly persons living with nonfamily members.
Persons of the same/opposite sex sharing living quarters. (friends)
Friends living together
Same-sex couple
The average family size = 3.1 people and average household size = 2.6 people in US
True
The reason family size decrease because
Divorce rate increase, and new born rate decrease
What is the largest single category of household?
Family (70%)
What are the two terms used to describe buying behavior?
Consumer unit and minimal household unit
What are the four structural variables affecting families and households?
- Age of head of household.
- Marital Status (婚姻状况)
- Presence of children.
- Employment status.
What is the definition of resilient (有弹性的)family?
The family that emphasize time spent together. Very tight.
Why giving gift is an important part for consumer behavior?
Gift giving and family holiday are increasing in importance.
Many retailers generate 50% of their annual sales from Christmas.
True
What is pop-up store?
Selling thing in specific festival
Who determines what the family buys?
Products purchased by who, used by who, when the product are used. those questions should be determined by marketers.