Social Science Assignment: Democracy, Business, and Consumerism

This assignment addresses several key topics within the realm of social science. It begins by examining how freedom of assembly and association safeguard democracy, followed by an exploration of the benefits of staff training for businesses and the reasons behind technology investments. The assignment then delves into the impact of peer pressure on young people's demands and different types of marketing strategies aimed at this demographic. It also discusses the role of consumer awareness in driving ethical and environmentally friendly practices within companies, and concludes with an explanation of how buying decisions extend beyond personal consumption. The assignment uses real-world examples, such as protests in Australia and the Friends of Point Person group, to illustrate these concepts.

Humanities and social science

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Question: 1 How freedom of assembly safeguard democracy?" also "how freedom of
association safeguard democracy?".............................................................................................3
Question: 2 Explain the benefits that a business can have when it invests in staff training
compared to a business that does not...........................................................................................3
Question: 3 Why some businesses are spend large amounts of money to improve their
technology?..................................................................................................................................3
Question: 4 The friends of point person group formed to clean the bush land around a marine
park in Rockingham, Western Australia, and have lobbied government to prevent harmful
development.................................................................................................................................4
In cities across Australia, protestors have rallied against the war in Ukraine. Woman hold an
anti-war protest sign in Sydney, Australia..................................................................................4
In Australia, political parties, such as The Greens, are formed with the goal of having their
members elected to parliament forming government..................................................................4
Question:5 Discuss how many peer pressures has an effect on young people’s demand and
provide an example......................................................................................................................4
Question:6 Explain the following types of marketing aimed at young people............................5
Question:7 Explain why consumer awareness of environmental and ethical concerns leads
some companies to adhere to ethical/environmentally friendly practices...................................5
Question:8 “The consequences of our buying decision go far beyond our own consumption of
goods and services.” Explain this statement in the example of people buying food out of
session..........................................................................................................................................5

Question: 1 How freedom of assembly safeguard democracy?" also "how freedom of association
safeguard democracy?"
The freedom of assembly or freedom of association safeguard and protects the democracy where
they allow the citizen and people to engage with each other for the issues that affects them in
wider manner and can ensure the people where they can meet and gather publicly and privately
for raising an awareness about the issues.
Question: 2 Explain the benefits that a business can have when it invests in staff training
compared to a business that does not.
The company or a business that organises the staff training function and program at the
workplace are able to get the different kinds of benefits in definite manner from where the
company can obtain the effective outcome. Here, mentioning some benefits and advantages of
training and developing session held by the organisation.
 Better employee performance
 Increase and improve productivity of the business
 Improves employee skills and ability which help them to work accordingly
 Develops the business areas
 Lower staff turnover
Question: 3 Why some businesses are spend large amounts of money to improve their
technology?
Today, the technology has become the most important part of the daily lifestyle of human
being where it can be said that humans are now dependent mostly on the technology where the
business people also spend their large amount of many and invest on the new technology
implementation at their workplaces. It allows the business to expand and achieve success in
wider manner and can be able to improve their productivity level.

Question: 4 The friends of point person group formed to clean the bush land around a marine
park in Rockingham, Western Australia, and have lobbied government to prevent harmful
development.
In this given scenario, the group has been formed to clean the bushes land around the marine
park which is located in Rockingham. However, the government has a responsibility to prevent
the harmful development from where it is ensuring that each and every individual has a right to
take the implication in regard to the safeguarding the democracy from where the government
also putting their efforts by making the appropriate laws and legislation.
In cities across Australia, protestors have rallied against the war in Ukraine. Woman hold an
anti-war protest sign in Sydney, Australia
The protestor have rallied against the war in Ukraine where the woman hold an anti-war protest
to prevent the war happens in Ukraine. This role-play is promoting the democracy as government
has given the right to do protest against any unethical area and activities occur where the correct
and appropriate demand will also be supported by the government and political parties in relation
to provide effective results.
In Australia, political parties, such as The Greens, are formed with the goal of having their
members elected to parliament forming government
The Australian government has given the right to the members of the parliament to elect the
government who can help and support the entire nation in achieving the set goal and targets in
relation to benefit the citizen of the Australia.
Question:5 Discuss how many peer pressures has an effect on young people’s demand and
provide an example
In the research it has been identified that approximately 90% of the teens and young people have
reported and experienced the peer pressure where it has been stated that the external force
influences their decision which affects the physical and mental ability and health. In research, it
has been identified that peer pressurizes the students from where they are unable to take decision
and actions in definite manner and leads them to obtain alcohol, drugs and many more unethical
activities which is required to be avoided.

Question:6 Explain the following types of marketing aimed at young people
Aspirational: It is a kind of marketing where it is involved in the consumer marketing for the
product and service in a large segment of the exposure audiences and can obtain the effective
result and outcome.
Associative: This type of marketing is also known as affiliate marketing concept where this is
widely used among minority groups and marginalized consumer segments.
Dissociative: It is a kind of group where individual does not wish to be associated and uses of
the product will advise other buyers.
Question:7 Explain why consumer awareness of environmental and ethical concerns leads some
companies to adhere to ethical/environmentally friendly practices
Today, many of the people and consumers focus on the companies and business industries who
follow the ethics and awareness among the environmental factor from where they are able to
obtain the good results. Adopting and following the sustainably at the company will make the
consumer to get attracted more efficiently as the company is putting their efforts in making the
environmental protected by the chemical and toxic things. It is important to be considered by the
business which will provide the appropriate and effective results to the company.
Question:8 “The consequences of our buying decision go far beyond our own consumption of
goods and services.” Explain this statement in the example of people buying food out of
session
The consumer always take decision when they buy any product and services for their own
consumption where the needs and requirements of the particular product is required or not. At
first, the consumer faces the consequences of buying decision of any product where they have to
decide that the needs is required essentially or not whether without thinking this area there will
be no use of the product and services for them and it will be wasted.