TRENDS, NETWORK AND CRITICAL THINKING

IN THE 21ST CENTURY CULTURE

After going through this lesson, you are expected to:

1. Differentiate a trend from a fad

2. Explain a process on how to spot a trend
3. Point out the elements that make up a trend
4. Describe the different characteristics of a trend
LESSON 1

TREND AND FAD

What is TREND?
 TREND is an emerging phenomenon that
last for a long period of time and transmit
existing ventures to the future generation.
TRENDING
Is a phenomenal scenario that is currently
popular to the eyes and taste of the many. It
allows preemptive judgements and reactions up
to future events. It is something that people
follows either in social media or in fashion
trends are considered as ‘’complex fusion’’ of
yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
What is FAD?
FAD is a very popular form of
interest or fashion that only
exist for a short span of time.
DIFFERENCE OF TREND FROM FAD
 TRENDS and FADS are actually existing
in their respective phenomena that will last
depending on the performance of the
people who follows the trends and fads.
During this scenario a trend will become a
fad and this make a difference between the
two.
TRENDS are:
a. long life span
b. a style for longer years
c. rising slow in popularity

FADS are:
a. short life span
b. emerge and go quickly
c. rising quickly in popularity