THE MATERIAL SELF

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1. the material self , the social self , & the what does the dimensions of the
spiritual self empirical self-include?

2. Control & expertise, Comfort & emo- Possessions may deliver/exhibit the
tional stability, A concrete record following:
of achievements, Past and future
goals, A souvenir/mementos of rela-
tionships, We are able to make our-
selves known through our posses-
sions, Other people are able to know
us through our possessions

3. Social Status How does one's house look like?

What are the things that can be
found in one's living room? What is
upper class? middle class? lower
class?

4. time The value & significance of one's

status symbol are altered through
______.

5. Goods & possessions are used to fill in/to compensate for

what the person lacks (e.g., even
though you are not too smart/ not
too qualified, so long as you wear an
expensive watch, high-class pair of
shoes & you have the latest model
of cell phone.

6. Acquisition centrality materialists tend to place posses-

sions & the process of acquiring
possessions at the center of their
lives.

7. Acquisition as the pursuit of happi- materialists tend to view their pos-

ness sessions & their acquisition as a
means of providing themselves w/

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some level of personal well-be-
ing/satisfaction w/ their lives.

8. Possession-defined success materialists tend to base their own

& others' success on the number &
quality of possessions.

9. Pets have become parts of the extended

self.

10. Pets belong to the top 5 possessions.

11. "co-therapist" The dog as__________________

(Levinson, 1962)

12. TRUE As a person grows older... An ag-

ing person would wish that whatever
defines who she is would stay w/
her—photos, jewelries, appliances,
etc. TRUE OR FALSE?

13. FALSE (memories of friends & experi- As a person grows older...Senti-

ences give a sense of discontinuity) mentality, memories of friends & ex-
periences (ex. photo albums) give
a sense of discontinuity. TRUE OR
FALSE?

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