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 I SHOP,
THEREFORE,
I AM

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 Possessions as
extension of self

The Self Defining Self by

and our
our possessions

Can contribute to well-

Possessions being, emptiness and

vulnerability

Greatest source of
satisfaction

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 MATERIAL
ISM
The
The Self importance
and our a consumer
attaches to
Possessio worldly
ns possessions
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 Possessions that
confirms our
identity

Possessions as Instrument for the

development of sense of
Part of Self self

“Special”
-gifts that symbolize
other people

“Psychic Energy”

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 Purchasing Object
•Investing of self in
new possessions
•Means of extending
self

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 Men Women
Tend to value Tend to
possessions for emphasize
self-focused expressive
and and other-
instrumental oriented
reasons reasons
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 THE MORE WE BELIEVE WE
BELIEVE WE POSSESS OR ARE
P O S S E S S E D B Y A N O B J E C T, T H E
M O R E I T B E C O M E S A PA RT O F
OURSELF

M AT E R I A L S E L F

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Emphasis on possession
tends to decrease with
age, but….

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EMPHASIS ON POSSESSIONS REMAINS HIGH
THROUGHOUT LIFE BECAUSE WE SEEK TO
EXPRESS SELF THROUGH OUR
POSSESSIONS, AND…

Expression of Happiness Accomplishments

Self

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EMPHASIS ON POSSESSIONS REMAINS HIGH
THROUGHOUT LIFE BECAUSE WE SEEK TO
EXPRESS SELF THROUGH OUR
POSSESSIONS, AND…

Experiences People in our Sense of life after

lives death

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 Mastery
of
Possession
and
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Human
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 8-30 years old
Having favorite possessions, those
that either reflects skills in use, or
that they can control

M AT E R I A L S E L F

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 Pre Retirement Adulthood
Defining oneself by what one does to
defining self through what one has

M AT E R I A L S E L F

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 40-50 years old
Cites social power and status as
reasons to own personal possessions

M AT E R I A L S E L F

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 Owning a nice home, new car, good furniture
and latest appliances, is recognized by others
as having
passed the test of personhood in our society

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 Our possessions tell us something about
ourselves that we need to hear in order to keep
ourselves from falling apart.
Social Recognition

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 Ways of
Incorporatin
g Possessions
into the
Extended
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 Overcoming, conquering
or mastering them
Ways of (for intangible objects)

Incorporatin Knowing them

g Possessions Creating it

into the Giving Possessions

Extended But, objects may become a

part of us through the
knowledge that comes with
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 SHAPING THE WAY
WE SEE OURSELVES

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Why do we shop or buy?
Luxury or Necessity?

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 BIOLOGICAL
PERSPECTIVE

Hypothalamus: I need that

Prefrontal Context: Correct, it’s

necessary

Amygdala: I want this!

BRAIN Prefrontal Cortex: Okay…

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 PSYCHOLO
GICAL
Sigmund PERSPECTI
Freud VE Abraham
Maslow
Id Hierarchy
We are of Needs
pleasure-
seeking
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 Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

There are needs we need to satisfy

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 Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

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 KNOWLEDGE AND
U N D E R S TA N D I N G ,
C U R I O S I T Y,
E X P L O R AT I O N , N E E D
FOR MEANING AND
P R E D I C TA B I L I T Y

COGNITIVE NEEDS

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 A P P R E C I AT I O N A N D
S E A R C H F O R B E A U T Y,
BALANCE, FORM

AESTHETIC NEEDS

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 A PERSON IS
M O T I VAT E D B Y
VA L U E S W H I C H
TRANSCEND BEYOND
THE PERSONAL SELF

TRANSCENDENCE NEEDS

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 SPIRITUA
L ASPECT
PERIPHERA
L SELF AUTHEN
or TIC SELF
MASKED TWO
SELF KINDS OF
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 Peripheral PERSONA –
THEATRICAL
MASK
or Self that will change,
rot, die and fade away.
Masked Means for growth of the
Self authentic self

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 Power Money
Possession Body
Peripheral Achievements
Character
or
Ideas Sexual Power
Masked
Feelings Self Mind
Talents
Position People Job
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 True Self

Authentic Self that will not change, will

not rot, will not die and will
Self remain-self
Simple, equal, inexhaustible

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 Consumer Culture
Form of capitalism and a way
of life that focuses on the selling
of consumer goods and
spending of money.
Emphasizes a lifestyle where
material goods provide
happiness and satisfaction
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 Are you a slave of
consumerism?

Is human having
the same as
human being?
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