MIDTERM - MATERIAL SELF

Question 1

The basic component of the material self includes the _____.

Answer 1

Body

Question 2

Another component of the material self is the
________ that people wear.

Answer 2

Clothes

Question 3

This includes all the physical elements that reflect who a person is (e.g. possessions, cars, home, body, clothes, immediate family)

Answer 3

Material Self

Question 4

It can be a reflection of hard work and success.

Answer 4

Material possessions

Question 5

motivations for completing a given task

Answer 5

Social and Business Value

Question 6

-Money-conscious individuals typically strive to be more self-sufficient or independent than those who do not prioritize money

Answer 6

Self-sufficiency and Service

Question 7

The amount that people earn could have an effect on how they view themselves

Answer 7

Self-View

Question 8

Differences between classes are based upon
identity and genetics, rather than circumstance

Answer 8

Class Essentialism

Question 9

Those who perceive themselves to be in a higher class were the most likely to engage in unethical behavior

Answer 9

Ethics

Question 10

It is under ethics where you will question yourself about “What’s in it for me?”

Answer 10

Self-interest Maximization

Question 11

Brought about by a positive response from a certain type of behavior

Answer 11

Addiction

Question 12

A compulsive behavior motivated by a process that leads to a seemingly positive outcome (not on an addictive substance)

Answer 12

Behavioral or Process Addiction

Question 13

It is viewed as part of the self, unintentionally losing these possessions are regarded as a loss or lessening of the self

Answer 13

Possession

Question 14

According to him/her possessions and the extended self is identity kits.

Answer 14

Goffman

Question 15

According to him/her possessions and the extended self is theft (sentimental value).

Answer 15

Rosenblatt, Walsh, and Jackson

Question 16

He/ She claims that feelings of loss of a part of the self are experienced by victims of natural disasters or casualty → process of grief (DABDA)

Answer 16

McLeod

Question 17

According to him/her possessions and the extended self is a cycle of work and spend (work more to buy more).

Answer 17

Juliet Schor

Question 18

It is a form of reward for working hard

Answer 18

Consumption

Question 19

Special Cases of Extended Self

Answer 19

1. Collections
2. Pets
3. Body Parts

Question 20

It is non-necessities for distinction and self-definition

Answer 20

Collections

Question 21

It is allocated characteristics of people.

Answer 21

Pets

Question 22

It s defined as charging an object, activity or an idea with emotional energy.

Answer 22

Cathexis

Question 23

It refers to giving more importance to the material
possessions than intangible values.

Answer 23

MATERIALISM

Question 24

It is an obsession with shopping & buying
behaviors that causes adverse consequences.

Answer 24

Compulsive Buying Disorder (CBD)

Question 25

According to Arnould, 2010, it is a social system in which consumption is dominated by the consumption of commercial products

Answer 25

CONSUMER CULTURE

Question 26

One in which people spend a great deal of time,
money, and energy to “consume”

Answer 26

CONSUMERIST SOCIETY

Question 27

The consumption of material goods and services in excess of one’s basic needs.

Answer 27

CONSUMERISM