CHAPTER 8 Flashcards
According to James, that Man’s “_____________” is not only consisting of his own body but also includes the different things he possesses from one’s family, friends, as well as things such as, one’s clothes, house, cars, gadgets, end even the amount of money he has in the bank.
Material self
One defines themselves and at the same time is being defined by the people they are acquainted with along with the accumulation of objects and achievements that a person acquired from the different endeavors and experiences in life.
MATERIAL AND ECONOMICAL SELF
self as “me”
possessions (house, car, phone, etc.)
body
family
friends
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How we represent ourselves?
– Through clothes, the gadgets we wear, the friends we have and the things that we do.
– All of these contribute to whether we are accepted or not in the world we live in.
– With this in mind, the choices that we make in order to achieve the recognition of others depends not only on our own capabilities but more so on the value we and the other people give to what we have or can acquire.
– Now the things like having an iPhone, drinking coffee at Starbucks, or buying branded clothes maybe used as a
manifestation of a good social standing it may not be similar to owning a company, having a house at an exclusive subdivision but the former are much easier to acquire and achieve than the latter.
– Father of American Psychology
Wiliam James
