Part one of term paper
lity The acquisition of material has been equated with happiness in this country. The majority of Americans believe that wealth and happiness are the same. It is a result of our market economy that encourages consumption and conditions us to think that we need material possessions to be happy. Our materialistic attitudes are a result of the ...

Part two of term paper
... society. Everyone strive to “fit in” with society. A majority of teenagers are fearful of being different from the people around them. It is only human to judge someone by appearance, therefore teenagers become materialistic. They feel that in order to “fit in” they need to be competitive in fashion and so on. For instance, a person would not buy a shirt that cost 10 dollars at Target but in turn buy an exact shirt at Guess for 100 dollars. They are not truly buying the shirt; they are ...