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TRENDS, NETWORKS, AND

CRITICAL
THINKING IN THE 21ST
CENTURY
UNDERSTANDING THE ELEMENTS
AND CHARACTERISTICS OF A TREND
LEARNING COMPETENCIES

1. POINT OUT THE ELEMENTS THAT MAKE UP A TREND


(HUMSS_MCT12-IA-B4);
2. DESCRIBE THE DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTICS OF A
TREND (HUMSS_MCT12-IAB-5); AND
3. ILLUSTRATE THE ELEMENTS AND CHARACTERISTICS
OF A TREND THROUGH SYMBOLS.
MOTIVATIONAL ACTIVITY

ACTIVITY SHEET
ACTIVITY SHEET
ACTIVITY
EXAMINE THE PICTURES BELOW. DESCRIBE EACH PICTURE
BRIEFLY.

1 2
ACTIVITY
EXAMINE THE PICTURES BELOW. DESCRIBE EACH PICTURE
BRIEFLY.

3 4
ACTIVITY
EXAMINE THE PICTURES BELOW. DESCRIBE EACH PICTURE
BRIEFLY.

5 6
ACTIVITY
EXAMINE THE PICTURES BELOW. DESCRIBE EACH PICTURE
BRIEFLY.

7 8
ACTIVITY
EXAMINE THE PICTURES BELOW. DESCRIBE EACH PICTURE
BRIEFLY.

9 10
ELEMENTS OF A TREND

1. Number of participants - pertains to people who follow a certain trend


which is started by an individual or a group of people. The group then grows
into a Community, and eventually swells into national and international
societies. For Example, the prevailing fashion of a period, follows what
celebrities are wearing Or what fashion designers offer. People often copy the
trendsetters and so a new Fashion trend develops.
ELEMENTS OF A TREND
In the recent century, styles of clothing are usually distinguished by
decades. One example of this is denim jeans that became a casual
wear by all genders on a regular basis. Jeans are especially perfect for
crafting swoon-worthy ensembles mostly due to the fact that they work
well with just about anything especially when it comes to different
looks (Griswold and Maguire 2020).
ELEMENTS OF A TREND
2. Pattern of behavior refers to a trend that is formed from repetitive
actions of people. For example, the simple act of taking a selfie has
now become a cultural trend. It is almost impossible not to see
someone taking a selfie in any place - be it in a tourist spot, in a
restaurant, in a hotel lobby, beside a movie poster in a cinema, in a
concert hall, and at an event, among others. Before smartphones and
portable digital cameras, pictures or portraits were taken by another
person.
ELEMENTS OF A TREND

The selfie phenomenon enabled people to construct themselves


visually and present it to the public by putting it on social media.
Others view the taking of Selfies with disdain as a symbol of
narcissism and superficiality, while others consider it as an act of
self-exploration and a gauge for acceptance.
ELEMENTS OF A TREND
ELEMENTS OF A TREND
3. Long period of time - is one of the crucial elements of a trend
which means that a trend has to have a long-time frame, sometime
running for decades. A trend may experience some ups and downs in
popularity, may fade away, and may recur. A good example of this
element of trend is the telephone. It is a communication instrument
that revolutionized modern living and created various social impacts.
ELEMENTS OF A TREND
It was soon overtaken by the popularity of mobile phones in the late
1990s that have text messaging feature. Then newer technologies
allowed smartphones to include many applications and internet
connectivity. Although telephones are still present in homes and
offices, smartphones clearly have gotten ahead in functionality and
usage.
ELEMENTS OF A TREND
ELEMENTS OF A TREND
4. Cause refers to the starting point of a trend which can be an idea, a
technology, an event or a person. All trends have beginnings and
someone or somebody definitely started it. The question here is, how
did it start? Now, this becomes quite obvious as all material elements
of a culture started with one’s ideas, therefore, it is also conclusive that
one starting point of a trend was an idea.
ELEMENTS OF A TREND

Someone or somebody thought about it in the first place. Let us go


back to the evolution of telephone mentioned above. If you will try to
think about it, it was Alexander Graham Bell who first invented and
engineered the very first telephone back in 1876
(https://www.Britannica.Com).
ELEMENTS OF A TREND
What do you think prompted him to such an endeavor?

Well, if you guessed that it began with an idea of bridging the gap of a long
– distance relations though live voice communication then you must be right. So,
Besides the snail mails which were already prevalent those times, people had
another option – the telephone.
ELEMENTS OF A TREND
Fast forward a bit, back in the late 1990’s, these messages through
mails or letters evolved and entered the digital world through beepers
while telephones also evolved into cellular mobile phones. At
present, all those separate features plus some more were combined into
the devices we presently called “smartphones.” Believe it or not, all
of these were one’s ideas which eventually turned into a reality.
ELEMENTS OF A TREND
5. Consequence refers to the considerable impact or influence of a
trend. Social Networking has become an encompassing trend that tends
to influence behaviors of online users. With the popularity of
smartphones, users began subscribing to various social networking
portals which enable them to post activity statuses and photos, and
even connect with celebrities.
ELEMENTS OF A TREND
Currently, these social media platforms and their messaging
and video conferencing features are finding their relevance
today especially for the students and teachers. For example,
due to the pandemic, teachers, students and parents use these
features for the virtual teaching and learning process. This
trend can also create a rather negative consequence among its
followers.
ELEMENTS OF A TREND
One example is depicted on the illustration below. Quality time among
family members to share one another’s presence is being diverted to
other less relevant concerns brought about by the social media. They
can literally be described as “near yet so far” which means that they
may be physically near each other, in fact, sharing food on the same
table, yet their attention is far from the family moment.
ELEMENTS OF A TREND
CHARACTERISTICS OF TRENDS
Trends are difficult to study and analyze. Studying them is like predicting the
Future and determining what changes may possibly last and thus have wide effects
On society and the people. Just like predicting an incoming rain or storm, it is
quite
Difficult to measure its impending aftermath. It may yield a good outcome for the
Farmers especially when they are in great need of water for their crops, but at the
Same time it can also yield damages to other areas.
CHARACTERISTICS OF TRENDS

Rehn and Lindkvist (2013) mentioned a so-called hierarchy of trends,


which explains why trends seem to have varying reach, effects, and
influences on people. This hierarchy is a representation of the scale
of the development of a trend. To better explain this, here is the
tabular representation of these characteristics with some examples.
CHARACTERISTICS OF TRENDS
CHARACTERISTICS OF TRENDS
ACTIVITY
ACTIVITY
Directions: make a collage showing the concept of elements and
characteristics of a trend. Provide a concise explanation of your
work.

Materials needed: old newspaper, magazine, paste/glue, scissor,


manila paper.
THANK YOU
ANSWER KEY
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