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What is Materialism
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Philosophical belief that ideas are the product of existing social relations (cf. “It is not the consciousness of men that determines their being, but, on the contrary, their social being that determines their consciousness.” – Karl Marx).
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Attention to the material realities of work, such as working conditions, pay, physical and mental demands, etc.
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The value orientation that places possessions in a central role in a person’s life, and associating happiness as well as success with possessions.
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People who are materialistic lace much value of the material life compared to other life domains such as family life, work life, community life, and spiritual life.
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A belief that values products and purchased items above personal and even spiritual relationships.
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The belief that material possessions and comfort are more important than spiritual values.
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The belief that physical possessions are central to life and the source of happiness.
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Is dominantly viewed as an individual’s real and desired relationship with economic goods, and the pursuit of economic objectives through consumption.
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A belief that all phenomena can be explained purely in terms of physical causes.
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A worldview that takes the material world as a basis for the interpretation of experience.
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Valuing the acquisition of possessions above social, intellectual, and spiritual pursuits.
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