Madonna may have loved living in a material world as a material girl, but a recent study shows that married couples should avoid living according to this '80s jam at all costs. Jason Carroll, BYU ...

(LiveScience) Finally some good news for parents of tweens: A new study shows that marketers may not influence kids as much as many think. Many parents already know older children can be materialistic ...

"Don't be materialistic "was what I heard her say .When a person is identified as materialistic,it is perceived as a trait with a negative connotation. ‘Materialism’ is defined as having an emphasis ...

You have views about what makes a life happy and successful. You have, in short, a philosophy. Your philosophy affects how you live and how you evaluate people's lives, including your own. It's not ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The present research tests the longitudinal role of life satisfaction on materialism among Chinese adolescents, and provides empirical ...

When is it enough for a materialistic person? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world. I’m a ...

In January 1848, James Marshall was building a sawmill by a river near present day Sacramento when he found a piece of glowing metal on the floor, which turned out to be gold. Once rumours of the ...

Mark Promislo is a husband, father of two young girls, and a management professor at Rider University in Lawrenceville, NJ, who recently published a study in the Journal of Occupational and ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. It’s the American Dream: the belief that anyone, regardless of their starting point, can become ...

American history abounds with apparent contradictions, but few loom as large as this: we are a people wedded simultaneously to materialism and spirituality, mostly (though not exclusively) religious.