Module 3.3 THE MATERIAL SELF Flashcards
consists of things that belong to a person or entities that a person belongs to.
Things like the body, family, clothes, money, and such make up the material self.
Material self
For ___ , the core of the material self was the body.
William James
Person’s ___ is second to the body, were important to the material self
clothes
Your concept of self as reflected in a total of all the tangible things you own.
It includes our bodies and those tangible possessions that give us identity
MATERIAL SELF
According to ____, design combines “needs” and “desire” in the form of a practical object and aspiration that can also reflect the user’s identity
through its form and decoration
John Heskett
For him, there is a significance and function behind everyday things, he explains that there is a subconscious effect of design in everyday life
John Heskett
___ really matters from the smallest things like toothpick, spoon, and fork. The kind of presentation of food that people eat up to the bigger gadgets, equipment, and cars
Design
French critical theorist was one of the first to
observe the relationship that people have with objects and in particular looked at objects as
signs or things which could be decoded to convey messages beyond their practical value
Roland Barthes
He popularized the field of Semiology (The study of object as sign).
Roland Barthes
A __ is anything that conveys meaning
Sign
In ___, objects functions as signifiers in the production of meaning they construct a meaning and carry a message, which as a member of a culture one can understand
Semiotic Analysis
is the study of signs that Barthes introduced.
Examine how words, photographs, images and objects can work as language to communicate a
range of ideas, associations and feelings
Semiotic
According to Roland Barthes a sign has two elements
Signifier
Signified
Refers to its physical form
(Ex. Diamond ring)
Signifier
Refers to mental concepts
(Ex. Engaged to be married)
Signified
All these suggest that __ acts as a complex system of signs which allow one to read meaning into people, places and purpose.
Through advertising, product become irresistible-perfumes not just a sweet-smelling liquid but an essence of allure making it user-irresistible
object
The things people use, own, and surround themselves with might accurately reflect their ____.
Not surprisingly, the clothes one wear the car one drives and the furnishing of one’s home are all
expression of oneself
personalities
suggest that material good can fulfill a range of instrumental, social, symbolic and affective functions.
Ditmar
Relate to the functional properties of a product (Ex. A person bought a pick-up style of car for family and business functions)
Instrumental Functions
Signify personal qualities, social standing, group affiliation and gender role. (Ex. For instance buying an iPhone instead of other mobile phones)
Social Symbolic Functions
Refer to the extent to which material possessions may be used to communicate group membership and status. (Ex. Buying or renting a condo unit in
Makati city)
Categorical Functions
Reflect a person’s unique qualities, values or attitudes. There are people who may represent themselves by collecting objects of a particular brand.
Others may express their favorite color
through the color of their accessorie
Self-Expressive Functions
The study of things that a person lacks/needs.
How people make use of the things that they have.
Making the right decisions.
It is the condition of the person, group or region as
regards to material prosperity.
Economics
is the ability of individuals and families to consistently meet their needs
Economic self-sufficiency
