Materialism And Happiness In America: The Gatsby Era And Today
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Materialism: attention to or emphasis on material objects, needs or
considerations, with a disinterest in or rejection of spiritual values.
The acquisition of material has been equated with happiness in this country.
This is true today, and it was true during the 1920's, the setting of F.
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.... ... our materialistic attitudes are a result of the freemarket
economy in this country. Consumers are taught that they need to have all
these things that the businesses are trying to sell.
It's true that this desire for things is what drives our economy. The free
market has given us great blessings, but it has in some ways also put us on
the wrong path -- the path to a selfish, unhappy society. Michael Lerner,
who worked as a psychotherapist to middle-income Americans notes that
"The probl ....
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