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Material Self
Material Self
ASPECTS
OF
HOME CLOTHES
MATERIAL
SELF
IMMEDIATE
FAMILY
RUSSEL BELKE (1988)
MATERIALISM
- the act and behavior of
collecting goods and providing
gifts to the self
THE
CONCEPT
OF SELF-
Materialists
define success as
the accumulation
MATERIALISM
- the act and behavior of
collecting goods and providing
gifts to the self
THE
CONCEPT
OF SELF- Materialism
is frequently
GIFT linked to self-
centeredness
MATERIALISM
- the act and behavior of
collecting goods and providing
gifts to the self
THE
CONCEPT
Materialism is
frequently linked
to self-
centeredness
OF SELF-
GIFT Materialists
define success
as the Materialists believe
accumulation that happiness is
of wealth and determined by the
MATERIALISM property relationship between
purchasing and
- the act and behavior of consumption
collecting goods and providing
gifts to the self
• INSTRUMENTAL
FUNC functional properties of a product
• Objects are not just things but are reflections of the wider lives of
communities and individuals
• The things people possess are also in sync with what is valuedby their
community