Fads, Trends, Issues & Other Things

Issues, Fads, Trends

Professional Article Summary  a) overall summary of the article,  b) why this is a trend in the field,

 c) what impact will it have on the profession?  d) a citation of the article.

 Examples…

Pantagraph  Sunday, January 6  The Price of Improvement: Property owners see increase in taxes after sprucing up of district

 Tuesday, January 15  Form & Function: Functional Fitness training is catching on at area gyms  Back to Basics exercises are trending in 2013

Hurricane Sandy

Hurricane Sandy

Temporarily closed; $59 million in damage

Jones beach:

Rockaways

What is an issue?

Issue  A situation that can have either short or long term impacts

 Positive or negative  Needs to be addressed  Examples  State addressing pension reform  New ADA legislation  Construction closes school gym for 3 months

What is a fad vs a trend?

Fads & Trends  Fad  An intense but short-lived fashion or craze; pop culture based  Strongly influenced by Gen X & Y  Catches on…language,

 Trends  Longer term fads, less defined by popular cultural  Sustained by older Gen X, baby boomers

Fads & Trends  Pop culture  Things that are popular within society  Strongly influenced by TV, movies, music  Part of our everyday lives

Fads 1990’s

2000’s

 In-line skates

 Reality TV

 Mini trampolines

 Skinny jeans

 Macarena

 Metrosexual

 Extreme sports

 Energy drinks

 Chat rooms (aol)

 Razor scooters

 WWJD

 Speed dating

Ridiculous Fads  Shake weight  Snuggie

 Baggy jeans  Oxygen bars  Flesh tunnels  Detox diets/cleansing  Pound puppies/beanie babies

Fads of…  2010-2012

What does this mean for our field?

Develop programs for your 2010-2012 fads

How do you keep up on trends & fads

Keeping up…  Conferences  Professional publications

 Major newspapers – NY Times, Trib  Friends & family  Watching other agencies  Watching the news

Issues Case Study  Select a due date:  2/25; 3/6; 4/3; 4/10  12 slots per date

 Select a topic  3 people per topic

 Contents:    

The 2-3 page case study. 3-4 discussion questions for the case study. Teaching notes…answers to the discussion questions Minimum of 5 sources

Issues Case Study  Tips  Cite info according to APA  Discussion questions should make people think and APPLY the knowledge you gave them rather than repeat facts you just gave them in the case.  Use third person.

 Format  Create a scenario from your experience  Summarize articles on a topic