MATERIAL SELF Flashcards
tangible and physical aspects of an individual’s identity and self-concept
Material Self
encompasses the possessions, objects, and physical surroundings that are closely associated with a person
material self
contributes to their sense of self, self-expression, and personal identity
material selff
True or False
“what makes us want to have those products are connected with who we are”
True
According to him, understanding the self can be examined through different components:
Its constituents;
The feelings and emotions they arouse-self feelings;
The actions to which they prompt-self-seeking and self-preservation.
William James
innermost part of our material self
we intentionally invests
Body
An essential part of the material self
a form of self-expression
2nd in hierarchy of the material self
Clothes
3rd in hierarchy of the material self
What they do or become affects us
Family
4th in the hierarchy of material self
It is where our heart is
Nearest nest of our selfhood
Home
The more self-given investment in a particular thing, the more we identify ourselves to it
material self
As we grow older, putting importance to material possession _______
decreases