A trend is a line of general direction of movement, a prevailing tendency of inclination, a style or preference, a line of development, or the general movement over time of a statistically detectable change. [1] In a few words, "trend" is a synonym to "tendency The word tendency is often used by left-wing groups for an organized unit or political faction within the group. The term is derived from, or at least influenced by, the French tendance. It may also refer to:".
A fad is a practice or interest followed for a time with exaggerated zeal. [2] The nature of fad is individual. It could be called as a like in a guy an individual/individual society's over interest in some thing which is considered to have consist of some virtue i.e. fad diet, exercise etc. The benefit of something considered as fad may not have been scientifically verified or it may lack the rational proof.
A craze is a product, idea, cultural movement, propensity or model that gains popularity among a small section of the populace then quickly migrates to the mainstream Mainstream is, generally, the common current of thought of the majority. However, the mainstream is far from cohesive; rather the concept is often considered a cultural construct. It is a term most often applied in the arts . This includes:. Crazes are characterized by their lightning fast adoption and swift departure from public awareness. Being of temporary nature is one of the major characteristics of craze. Crazes and fads are also characterized by their unusually high interest and sales figures relative to the time they are active in the marketplace, as compared with other similar products, ideas, cultural movements or models.[citation needed]
See also
- Bandwagon effect Bandwagon effect, also known as "cromo effect" and closely related to opportunism, is a phenomenon - observed primarily within the fields of Microeconomics, Political science and Behaviorism - that people often do and believe things merely because many other people do and believe the same things. The effect is often called herd instinct
- Memetics Memetics is a term coined by Douglas Hofstadter in the 1980s, relating to the notion of meme, introduced by Richard Dawkins, as genetics relates to that of gene, which posits that ideas are subject to evolutionary pressure Any cause that reduces reproductive success in a proportion of a population, potentially exerts evolutionary pressure or selection pressure. With sufficient pressure, inherited traits that mitigate its effects - even if they would be deleterious in other circumstances - can become widely spread through a population. It is a quantitative analogous to that in population genetics Population genetics is the study of the allele frequency distribution and change under the influence of the four evolutionary processes: natural selection, genetic drift, mutation and gene flow. It also takes account of population subdivision and population structure in space. It attempts to explain such phenomena as adaptation and speciation
External links
- Sency.com (the top 100 current trends on the web)
References
- ^ "merriam-webster.com". http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trend. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
- ^ "merriam-webster.com". http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fad. Retrieved July 28, 2009.
Categories: Popular culture Popular culture, or pop culture is the vernacular culture that prevails in a modern society. The content of popular culture is determined in large part by industries that disseminate cultural material, for example the film, television, and publishing industries, as well as the news media popular culture cannot be described as just the aggregate | Fads A fad, also known as a craze, refers to a fashion that becomes popular in a culture relatively quickly, remains popular, often for a rather brief period, then loses popularity dramatically, as it either fades into obscurity, or becomes a regular part of a society's culture
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