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You are a consumer

You are a consumer. Write a list of six types of goods and six services that your family has bought recently What did you need to consider when choosing these goods and services?

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You are a consumer

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  1. You are a consumer • Write a list of six types of goods and six services that your family has bought recently • What did you need to consider when choosing these goods and services? • For one of those goods and one of those services say whether you think you had value for money and say why or why not Resource 2B – I am a Consumer and Pressure Groups (KS4) Slide 1 of 9 Hampshire County Council – Consumer Education Project within the Citizenship Curriculum Last updated: 09//03/04

  2. How important is it:- • to think about what countries the goods you buy come from? • to consider whether the workers who produced the goods are paid fairly or work in comfortable conditions? • that food is produced organically? • that food is genetically modified? Resource 2B – I am a Consumer and Pressure Groups (KS4) Slide 2 of 9 Hampshire County Council – Consumer Education Project within the Citizenship Curriculum Last updated: 09/03/04

  3. Would you … • spend extra for a product if you thought it provided better conditions and pay for the workers in .. • the Third World? • the UK, Europe or USA? • Explain why you feel that way Resource 2B – I am a Consumer and Pressure Groups (KS4) Slide 3 of 9 Hampshire County Council – Consumer Education Project within the Citizenship Curriculum

  4. A Pressure Group is an organisation that aims to change the behaviour of a business or the Government if they feel they are acting unreasonably, unethically or interfering with people’s rights Examples of Pressure Groups: Environmental groups Animal Rights Activists Local people campaigning that a factory reduces pollution Pressure Groups Resource 2B – I am a Consumer and Pressure Groups (KS4) Slide 4 of 9 Hampshire County Council – Consumer Education Project within the Citizenship Curriculum Last updated: 09/03/04

  5. Pressure Groups Most pressure groups campaign very successfully with peaceful means such as lobbying MPs, writing letters to the paper, petitions, non-violent demonstrations Resource 2B – I am a Consumer and Pressure Groups (KS4) Slide 5 of 9 Hampshire County Council – Consumer Education Project within the Citizenship Curriculum

  6. The Consumer Association is a pressure groupThey produce the magazine “Which?” to help people make informed consumer choices and ensure producers are made aware of any problems with their products Resource 2B – I am a Consumer and Pressure Groups (KS4) Slide 6 of 9 Hampshire County Council – Consumer Education Project within the Citizenship Curriculum

  7. Groups of customers at a shop can be pressure groups Resource 2B – I am a Consumer and Pressure Groups (KS4) Slide 7 of 9 Hampshire County Council – Consumer Education Project within the Citizenship Curriculum

  8. A Group Activity You are members of a consumer pressure group who want to influence the activities of a local supermarket Resource 2B – I am a Consumer and Pressure Groups (KS4) Slide 8 of 9 Hampshire County Council – Consumer Education Project within the Citizenship Curriculum Last updated: 09/03/04

  9. Group Activity • Discuss and decide what the circumstances of your complaint could be • Choose a name for your pressure group • Plan a peaceful campaign and produce the supporting documents – e.g letters, petition sheets, posters Resource 2B – I am a Consumer and Pressure Groups (KS4) Slide 9 of 9 Hampshire County Council – Consumer Education Project within the Citizenship Curriculum

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