Science+Experiment+2


 * Topic:** Teens & Choices.


 * Question:** Do labels or brands affect the choice of clothing among teens? Would they choose the same clothing if the labels were absent?


 * Background Information:** (Three Sources)

//Identity//

Many teens choose certain clothing styles or labels because of identity. The way you dress, and appear to other people tells a lot about you. If you wear bright colors all the time, it usually shows your a bright, happy person. Dark colors may tell that you are a more deep, intellectual person. A teen chooses to wear a certain type of clothing because it either describes the mood they are in, or they're personality. If they are wearing it, then they like it, which means that tells people what they like. Clothing tells and shows who you are, and Certain clothing fits certain personality's. []

//Fitting In//

Many teens choose to wear certain clothing to fit in. In many cases, fitting in has to do with popularity, or even making friends. Many teens think that not wearing a certain brand, or label doesn't make a person cool, or popular. So people buy that brand, label, or type of clothing to fit in. Teenagers today are always on the look out for cool clothing that is in style, with brand-name clothing labels to match. Popular brands are well known for the quality of their products, as well as keeping up the pace with the current fashion trends. A brand name that is known by many teens will earn you points on the cool or popularity scale, which is a big plus for a lot of people. For example: Abercrombie & Fitch, Hollister, Wet Seal, etc. A teen would buy clothing from one of those stores, because everyone wears them, and if they wear it they will fit in too. [] (discussion on here makes a good point)

//Styles Changing//

Adolescent clothing trends change quickly. What was in yesterday is out today. Trends vary within certain groups or geographical areas as well. With styles changing so much, teens are always out buying new clothes so they can fit in with new people. If your wearing what was yesterday's history, and it's the next day, you might not be considered cool anymore. I think a lot of the brands has to do with fitting in and popularity. In today's modern world, many teens also have the option of looking at clothes in catalogs, websites, and stores that are entirely dedicated to their style. (Stores like Delia's, Abercrombie & Fitch, Hollister, Hot Topic, Wet Seal, Etc.) Magazines such as Teen Vogue, Seventeen, Cosmo girl and Teen Ink also help teens decide what they're style is. By perusing these teen resources, teens determine whether they wear their jeans loose and baggy or tight and slim, as well as what clothing to pair with the jeans.Teens will often create their own trends by modifying what they see on others. It is a time for creativity and finding one's own personal style. [] (Last Paragraph) []

I believe if I survey 20 randoms about the clothes they buy, and why they buy brand named clothing, that brand name clothing WILL affect teens and the choice they make when buying clothes.
 * Hypothesis:**

1. Create a survey**.** 2. Make sure the survey has thorough questions, so you will receive information about teens & clothing brands. 3. Make copies of the for however many people that you are going to survey. 4. Give each random a survey. 5. Make sure they put their gender on it, but not name. 6. Collect each survey once completed. 7. Study the results, & compare and contrast. 8. Make a data chart (or a t-chart - one side with people who don't care about the brand, and one side with people who do) 9. Write down male or female under each category. 10. Study the results. In general, do teens care about the brands or labels? What gender is the most concerned with that? 11. From studying the results, write down a conclusion on what you found out.
 * Procedure:**


 * Materials:**
 * 5 - 20 Random People
 * Paper
 * A Computer
 * A pencil or pen
 * Anything else needed to record data.


 * Experiment:** (Do The Experiment)


 * Data/Results:**

In conclusion of my experiment, I surveyed 20 people to try to find out if labels or brands affect the choice of clothing among teens, and if they would choose the same clothing if the labels were absent. My hypothesis was half right and half wrong. We found out that the 5/20 people that put that they shop anywhere, DO NOT pay attention to brands/labels. 10/15 of the 15/20 people that put down brand name stores, said that they DO pay attention to brand name labels. So labels and brands DO affect the choice of clothing among teens. 3/5 people out of the 5/20 people that said they shop anywhere said that they would buy the same item of clothing even if it did not have a brand label. 12/15 people of the 15/20 people that put down the brand name stores they shop at said that they would buy the same item of clothing even if it did not have a brand of label. So, a teen would still buy the item of clothing overall even if it did not have a brand/label on it. So, so sum this up in a simple way: Labels and brands DO affect the choice of clothing among teens, but labels and brands do not affect the items of clothing that teens buy, or in other words, teens would still buy an item of clothing even if the label was absent. Next time, I would come up with a different set of questions and try to figure it out by gender.
 * Conclusion:**