Assume That You Are Currently Making $15,000 a Year as a Sales

question 42

Essay

Assume that you are currently making $15,000 a year as a sales clerk in a department store. At the end of your senior year in college in May you get a job offer from a large accounting firm that won't start until late August of that same year but which pays $45,000 per year. What would you expect might happen to your demand for an automobile and new clothes immediately and why?

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Definitions:

Social Change

Social change encompasses alterations in the social structure and cultural values of a society over time.

Intergroup Differentiation

Behaviour that emphasises differences between our own group and other groups.

Own Group

Refers to the social group to which an individual perceives they belong, often in contrast to an "out-group".

Social Identity

An individual's sense of who they are based on their group memberships, such as nationality, religion, or social class.