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What does the 'Material/Economic Self' primarily encompass?
What does the 'Material/Economic Self' primarily encompass?
How can a person's economic status affect their self-perception?
How can a person's economic status affect their self-perception?
Which of the following is least likely to influence the 'Material/Economic Self'?
Which of the following is least likely to influence the 'Material/Economic Self'?
In terms of 'Material/Economic Self', how are social standings perceived?
In terms of 'Material/Economic Self', how are social standings perceived?
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What role do material possessions play in an individual's identity?
What role do material possessions play in an individual's identity?
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Flashcards
Material/Economic Self
Material/Economic Self
The part of your identity that's influenced by your financial situation, possessions, and how you view material things.
Economic Status
Economic Status
Your financial position, like being wealthy, middle class, or struggling.
Material Possessions
Material Possessions
The objects you own, like clothes, cars, or homes.
Relationship with Material Goods
Relationship with Material Goods
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Worth and Social Standing
Worth and Social Standing
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Study Notes
Material/Economic Self
- The "Material/Economic Self" encompasses the part of a person's identity shaped by their economic situation, possessions, and relationship with material items.
- This concept includes how individuals perceive their worth and social standing based on their financial resources and possessions.
- William James, in 1890, described a person's self as the totality of everything they can call their own, encompassing their body, family, reputation, clothes, house, land, horses, yachts, and bank accounts.
- A person's material possessions can greatly impact their self-perception, and feelings of triumph or disappointment are related to the status and condition of these items.
- Materialism is the theory that only matter exists, and consciousness stems from material interactions.
- The material self encompasses physical elements reflecting a person's identity: possessions (cars), home, body, and clothes.
- Material goods play a role in how people express and construct their identity.
- Purchasing behaviour reveals aspects of people's cultural backgrounds, gender, class, family, and community.
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