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    HELLO EVERYONE!

    What comes first in your


    mind when you hear the
    term Material Self?
    MATERIAL SELF
    Presented by: Group 7
    Learning
    Outcome:
    1.Explore and discuss
    0 the different aspects
    1 of self and identity.
    William James

    a Harvard psychologist in the late


    nineteenth century, He described
    self into components as:

    1. Constituents
    2. Self Feelings
    3. Self- Seeking and self-Preservation
    Material
    Self
    - It refers to the tangible elements of the self.
    The self, therefore, is composed of the material
    self which is the manifestation of one's identity
    through his/her material possessions. According
    to William James, primarily, it consist of our:

    BODY, CLOTHES, IMMEDIATE FAMILY, and HOME


    BODY

    –The innermost part of


    our material self.

    • Intentionally we are investing in


    our body. We are directly attached
    to commodity that we cannot live
    without.
    CLOTHES

    –influenced by the Philosophy of


    Dress by HERMAN LOTZE, JAMES
    believed that clothing is an essential
    part of material self.

    • Clothing is a form of self


    expression. We choose and wear
    clothes that reflect our self.
    IMMEDIATE FAMILY

    –Our parents and siblings


    hold another great
    important part of our self.
    What they do or become
    affects us.
    HOME

    –is where our heart is. It is the


    earliest nest of our selfhood.
    Our experience inside the
    home were recorded and
    marked on particular parts
    and things in our home.
    As James (1980) described self: "a Things such as clothes, dress, caps
    man's self is the sum of all what he and shades does not on protect us
    can CALL his". Possession then from extreme external temperature.
    become a part or an extension of the But also help us in improving our self-
    self. esteem, confidence and our sell-
    A B mage.

    The objects or material things D C Belk in his work on Are We What


    help make/build a person and We Own?, suggests that material
    also shows what kind of he/she possession act as an objective
    is. manifestation of the self.
    Material self-presentation and identity
    One's possessions are perceived as
    personal choices that define people to a
    certain extent. These personal choices
    build one's material and economic self
    which is an extension of his or her social
    Identity.
    The Role of Material Possessions on the
    Sense of Self and Identity
    Regardless of how much or how little material
    possessions people have, they remain valuable because
    these possessions are symbolic of one's social status.
    Cars, clothes, houses, and gadgets, are to some the
    most valuable possessions because they are the most
    visible in the eyes of others. The more expensive they
    are, the more other people are impressed.
    • Material Possessions can be a
    reflection of hard work and success.

    • People tend to appraise other


    people through their material
    possession.
    However, the desire for material
    possessions also have negative effects on
    one's self and identity.
    Materialism is the importance of
    people give on material possession.
    - Someone with a high level of
    materialism is called materialistic.
    The desire for material possessions
    also has negative effects.
    WANTS or
    NEEDS?
    - Needs are important for survival
    - Wants are synonymous to luxuries. People buy
    them for reasons that do not warrant necessity.
    - Thus one's sense of self and identity is influential
    on how an individual chooses to purchase his or
    her wants and how he or she makes economic
    decisions that wil address his or her personal and
    social needs.
    THANK YOU
    FOR LISTENING!

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