Material Self

Question 1

MATERIAL SELF

Answer 1

• the parts of material self
• the association of your possessions with your “self”
• the role of consumer culture to self and identity
• how your behavior was influenced by the economic activities that you engaged

Question 2

What are your WANTS and NEEDS?

Answer 2

• iPhone
• Clothes
• Milk tea
• Food
• Shelter
• Laptop
• Skincare Products

Question 3

“Tangible objects, people or places that

carry the designation my or mine.”

Answer 3

Material Self? - William James

Question 4

SELF - Material Self Investment Diagram

Answer 4

1. BODY
2. CLOTHES
3. IMMEDIATE FAMILY
4. HOME

Question 5

We strive hard to make sure that this __ functions well and good.

We do have certain preferential attachment or intimate closeness to __.

Answer 5

• body

- certain body parts because of its value to us

Question 6

A form of self expression.

The fabric and style of the __ we wear bring sensations to the body to which directly affect our attitudes and behavior.

Answer 6

Clothes

Question 7

What they do or become affect us.

We place huge investment in our __ when we see them as the nearest replica of our self.

Answer 7

Immediate Family

Question 8

..where our heart is.

..the earliest nest of our selfhood.

Answer 8

Home

Question 9

“WE ARE WHAT WE HAVE”

“We regard our possessions as part of ourselves. We are what we have and what we possess.”

Answer 9

Russel Belk

Question 10

“Material possession gains higher value in our lifetime if we use material possession to find happiness, associate these things with significant events, accomplishments, and people in our lives. “

Question 11

Why do we still want to buy something we do not need?