Books will become secondary tools in academia, usurped by electronic media” and the only reason books will be purchased will be for leisure, but even that will diminish thanks to electronic readers. Books are important because they can be passed down from generation to generation. Even if things online aren't concrete, you can't physically hold the words. Reading stimulates creativity and imagination and this could be lost by skipping to middle of paper......that materialistic attitudes are harmful to everyone's well-being. “The psychological perspective attributes the development of materialistic values to family circumstances that create stress and self-esteem issues that favor materialistic values” (Hung Vu Nguyen.) Many people in our culture attribute material possessions to personal success. The truth rings true with Bertrand Russell's statement: "It is preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly." » Even at a young age, children compete and boast about who has the most possessions. Previous studies by Rindfleisch indicate that materialism developed over time in response to stress from family problems such as divorce, separation, and loss of loved ones. Materialism leads consumers to devote a disproportionate share of their resources to acquiring goods..

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