Materialism is often seen as a driving force in today’s consumer-driven society. People strive to acquire more possessions, usually equating material wealth with success and happiness.

Presidential hopeful and former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Ing Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, has issued a passionate appeal to members of the party to return to its foundational ...

The researchers concluded that low life satisfaction caused materialism, and only in kids who frequently saw TV advertising. "It's really about the way that advertising tries to sell products ...

In part II, we noted that education plants the seeds of potential, but leadership provides the climate in which they grow. In Africa, a crisis of leadership has become a crisis of values. Corruption, ...

Materialism makes you a broke jerk, says science Being obsessed with stuff is eating your money, relationships, and soul, according to psychologist Tim Kasser.

Materialism, sometimes called naturalism, is the belief that matter — molecules in motion — is all that exists. Everything else: mind, consciousness, spirit — must somehow be reduced to the ...

What Rampant Materialism Looks Like, and What It Costs By Rebecca Mead August 9, 2017 1 / 19 ...

3 Tips to Tame Your Materialism and Be Happier Materialism can make you miserable, science shows. Here’s how to weaken its grip on your life.

I’m a consumer psychologist who has been researching materialism for 30 years. Materialists are more motivated and excited by the purchase of a product more than the actual use of the product.

But our materialism makes it more difficult. David Smith is a lecturer in American history at Baylor University. He wrote this column for The Dallas Morning News. What's your view?