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Story of a Thing: Interview Questions

Cultural Anthropology, ANT 150

Dr. Simanti Dasgupta

Each student will interview 2 people (friends/family) and use the following questions about the “thing”.

• Advertising: Encouragement from a company to buy its product 

• Appearance: How a product looks 

• Brand loyalty: You have a commitment to a certain brand and continue to buy  this brand repeatedly 

• Country of origin: Where a product was made 

• Durability: How long something lasts 

• Environmental impact: Environmental damage caused by creating the product

• Labor: How the workers who made the product are treated and paid 

• Popularity: Bought and used by many people 

• Price: How much something costs 

• Product warranty/guarantee: A promise from a company to repair or replace  something that breaks 

• Recommendation: Someone you know encouraged you to buy a product that  he/she uses ____________________________________________________________________________________

Do you think this is a good reason to buy a product? If not, how will you shop differently in the future?  ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________