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Clothes and Your Appearance Chapter 1 Your Clothes Speak for You

Clothes and Your Appearance Chapter 1 Your Clothes Speak for You. What do these outfits say to you?. Why People Wear Clothes. Need Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs Physical Needs Protection from weather Safety & Security Needs Knee pads & helmets Love & Acceptance Peer Pressure Attraction

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Clothes and Your Appearance Chapter 1 Your Clothes Speak for You

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  1. Clothes and Your AppearanceChapter 1Your Clothes Speak for You

  2. What do these outfits say to you?

  3. Why People Wear Clothes • Need • Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs • Physical Needs • Protection from weather • Safety & Security Needs • Knee pads & helmets • Love & Acceptance • Peer Pressure • Attraction • Self Esteem • Confidence • Self Actualization • Individuality

  4. Physical Needs • Protection from weather.

  5. Safety and Security Need • Clothing is worn to keep you safe from harm • Safety equipment is required for some occupations

  6. Love & Acceptance • We always want to feel accepted by our peers and family.

  7. Love & Acceptance • Modesty – covering the body according to what is considered proper by the society in which you live • Conformity – following or obeying some set standard or authority • Peer pressure – the force that makes you want to dress like your friends • Attraction – desire to attract attention from someone you would like to date

  8. Esteem • Feeling good about yourself • Self Adornment, Status and Prestige, and Identification.

  9. Esteem • Self-adornment – decorating the body according to the customs of the culture • Status/Prestige – wearing clothing to express status, prestige or importance • Status symbol – Used to imply a higher status • Identification – tell the group affiliation, occupation, religion by the clothing worn

  10. Identification

  11. Status

  12. Self -Actualization • Last level of need • Success in personal achievement and expressions of personal creativity • Individuality – what sets one person apart from others • Love yourself, and others will love you!

  13. Review – Why People Wear Clothes * Give an example of each reason • Physical • Safety & Security • Acceptance • Esteem • Self-Actualization

  14. Discussion Questions …… • Why do desert nomads wear long flowing robes and headdresses? • What occupations require special clothing for safely? Sanitation? Protection from the weather? • Why do you think the standards of modesty are so different in some parts of the world?

  15. Discussion Questions ….. • Are there different standards of modesty for teenagers and adults? • What would be the disadvantage of not wearing a uniform for police officers? Doctors? Athletic teams? • Would you trust a lawyer wearing jeans and a t-shirt? Would you prefer a lawyer dressed in a suit and tie?

  16. Discussion Questions ….. • What status symbols are currently popular with teens at PHS? • Are these items worth the additional expense than items that perform the same function?

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