Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 2K views

    To Buy or Not To Buy

    Uploaded by

    Bryan Carl Agunod
    1. The document discusses whether to buy or not buy possessions and how possessions relate to one's sense of self. 2. It explores William James' theory that the material self includes our body, clothes, immediate family, and home, with these possessions becoming an extension of our identity. 3. Psychologist Russel Belk asserts that people see their possessions as part of themselves, saying "we are what we have and possess."

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    To Buy or Not To Buy

    Uploaded by

    Bryan Carl Agunod
    2K views12 pages
    1. The document discusses whether to buy or not buy possessions and how possessions relate to one's sense of self. 2. It explores William James' theory that the material self includes our body, clothes, immediate family, and home, with these possessions becoming an extension of our identity. 3. Psychologist Russel Belk asserts that people see their possessions as part of themselves, saying "we are what we have and possess."

    Original Title

    TO-BUY-OR-NOT-TO-BUY.pptx

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    1. The document discusses whether to buy or not buy possessions and how possessions relate to one's sense of self. 2. It explores William James' theory that the material self includes our body, clothes, immediate family, and home, with these possessions becoming an extension of our identity. 3. Psychologist Russel Belk asserts that people see their possessions as part of themselves, saying "we are what we have and possess."

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pptx, pdf, or txt
    2K views12 pages

    To Buy or Not To Buy

    Uploaded by

    Bryan Carl Agunod
    1. The document discusses whether to buy or not buy possessions and how possessions relate to one's sense of self. 2. It explores William James' theory that the material self includes our body, clothes, immediate family, and home, with these possessions becoming an extension of our identity. 3. Psychologist Russel Belk asserts that people see their possessions as part of themselves, saying "we are what we have and possess."

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pptx, pdf, or txt
    of 12

    TO BUY OR NOT TO BUY?

    • We are living in a world of sale and shopping


    spree. We are given a wide array of products
    to purchase from a simple set of spoon and
    fork to owning a restaurant. Almost
    everywhere, including the digital space, we
    can find promotions of product purchase
    Belk (1988), stated that
    "we regard our
    possessions as part of
    our selves. We are
    what we have and
    possess."
    MATERIAL SELF
    William James -a harvard psychologist in
    the late nineteenth century -wrote in his
    book, The Principles of Psychology, in the
    year 1890 that understanding the self can
    be examined through its different
    components. He described these
    components as:
    1. THE 2. THE FEELINGS
    CONSTITUENTS AND EMOTIONS
    The constituents of selfTHEY AROUSE- SELF
    are composed of : FEELINGS
    -material self
    -social self 3. THE ACTIONS TO WHICH THEY
    -spiritual self PROMPT- SELF-SEEKING AND SELF-
    -pure ego PRESERVATION.
    According to James, in the
    material self, primarily its
    about our bodies, clothes,
    immediate family, and home.
    • The innermost part of material self is our
    body. Intentionally, we are investing in our
    body. We strive hard that this body
    functions well and good, any ailment and
    disorder directly affects us.
    Next to our body are the clothes we use.
    Influenced by the "Philosophy of Dress" by
    Herman Lotze. It is believed that clothing is
    an essential part of the material self.
    The fabric and style of the clothes we wear
    bring sensations to the body to which directly
    affects our attitudes and behavior. Thus,
    clothes are placed in the second hierarchy of
    material self. Clothing is a form of self-
    expression. We choose and wear clothes that
    reflect our self (Watson 2014).
    Third in the heirarchy is our immediate
    family. Our parents and siblings hold
    another great important part of our self.
    We place huge investment in our
    immediate family when we see them as
    the nearest replica of our self.
    The fourth component of material self
    is our home. Home is where our heart
    is. It is the earliest nest of our
    selfhood. The home thus is an
    extension of self, because in it, we can
    directly connect our self.
    The collections in different degree
    of investment of self, becomes part
    of the self. As James (1890)
    described self: "a man's self is the
    sum total of all what he CAN call his."
    Possessions then become a part or
    an extension of the self.
    WE ARE WHAT WE HAVE
    Russel Belk (1988) posits The possessions
    that "... we regard our that we dearly have
    possessions as part of tell something
    ourselves. We are what we about who we are,
    have and what we our self-concept,
    possess" our past and even
    our future.
    THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!
    GOD BLESS!

    You might also like