MATERIAL /

ECONOMIC
SELF
 LEARNING OUTCOMES :
At the end of the lesson, the student should be able to:
01 Develop understanding about material self;
02 Describe the basic components of material self;
03 Discuss the influence of media in material
possessions; and
04 Develop the qualities of wise buyer
 Material self
• A person's possessions, including his
or her body, family, clothes, money,
house, car, and other tangible objects,
make up his or her material self.
 “A MAN'S SELF IS THE SUM TOTAL OF ALL
THAT HE CAN CALL HIS, NOT ONLY HIS BODY
AND HIS PSYCHIC POWERS, BUT HIS
CLOTHES AND HIS HOUSE, HIS WIFE AND
CHILDREN, HIS ANCESTORS AND FRIENDS,
HIS REPUTATION AND WORKS, HIS LANDS
AND HORSES, AND YACHT AND BANK-
ACCOUNT”
-WILLIAM
JAMES
 Material Self

Basic Component of the Material Self

Body
Clothes
People/Family
Home
 BODY

· It is the innermost part of the material self. We take

care of it because we cannot live without it. Having a
healthy body makes sure we can experience life to the
fullest.
 CLOTHES

• represent the self. The style and brand

of clothes become significant symbols,
particularly among adolescents.
• the material component of the self can
include one's house, car, pets, and
other things that he or she considers as
his or her possessions.
 • an individual has relationships with, such
PEOPLE/FAMILY as one's immediate and extended family
members, as well as close friends with
whom one feels psychologically connected.
• These people are likely to shape and
influence the development of one's self and
identity. Pets can also symbolically define a
person's identity.
• A person's pet can be an expression of
one's social status, pride, and prestige, as
in owning a dog or cat of a very expensive
breed
 HOME

• Home is where the heart is." Our

earliest and fondest memories of self-
discovery start from the home.
• It is a place where our memories
growing up are witnessed.
• It is an extension of the multiple
versions of who we are.
 The Role Of Material Possessions On The Sense
Of Self And Identity

Regardless of how much or how little material possessions people

have, they remain valuable because these possessions are symbolic of one's
social status. Cars, houses, gadgets, and clothes are, to some, the most
valuable possessions because they are the most visible in the eyes of others.
ARE WE WHAT WE OWN? (RUSSELL BELK
(1988)

• The more expensive they are, the more other

people are impressed.
• material possessions act as an objective
manifestation of the self.
• Material possessions can be a reflection of hard
work and success.
MATERIALISM

• is the importance that people give to material

possessions over intangible values.

MATERIALISTIC PERSON

• is excessively concerned with the acquisition of

material possessions.
Compulsive buying disorder (CBD)

• is characterized by an obsession with shopping and

buying behaviors that can cause adverse consequences.

DO I REALLY
When a person is about to purchase
NEED THIS?
something he or she should ask himself or
herself a very important question:
 Consumer culture
• is a social system in which consumption
is dominated by the consumption of
commercial products (Arnould, 2010).
 Consumer culture
• Consumer culture denotes a social arrangement
in which the relations between lived culture and
social resources, and between meaningful ways of
life and the symbolic and material resources on
which they depend, are mediated through markets.
 Consumer culture
• The consumption of market-made commodities
and desire-inducing marketing symbols is central to
consumer culture (Arnould & Craig, 2005).
 Consumerist Society
• IS ONE IN WHICH PEOPLE SPEND A
GREAT DEAL OF TIME, MONEY, AND
ENERGY TO "CONSUME" COMMERCIAL
PRODUCTS, GOODS, AND SERVICES.
 Material Self

Consumerism
• IS THE CONSUMPTION OF
MATERIAL GOODS AND SERVICES IN
EXCESS OF ONE'S BASIC NEEDS. IT
IS CLOSELY TIED TO MATERIALISM.
 Material Self

Thank You!
 Material Self
Reference
Understanding The Self - 06 The Material Self Or Economic Self
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