endobj We once encountered a man and woman who both had collections. Joy in creating a collection that adheres somehow, that it's greater than the sum of its parts because it is a part of a collection. Professor of marketing Russell W. Belk of York University in Canada calls this materialist perspec - tive the "extended self." The things that we own can be central to our identitypart of how we see ourselves and how other people see us. So they're assuming that they own that possession, even though they don't own it. a: It can help the transformation b: It enables better exploration of customer needs c: It can solve, In order to leverage the full flow of value which option should be the next Agile Release Train (ART) to launch? York University Distinguished Research Professor and Kraft Foods Canada Chair in Marketing, York University, Schulich School of Business, Meanings of possessions, collecting, sharing, gift giving, extended self, and materialism, Russ is past president of the International Association of Marketing and Development, and is a fellow, past president, and Film Festival co-founder in the Association for Consumer Research. One unhealthy choice led to several negative consequences. Extended Self and Possessions in the Workplace Now, I should point out that the type of collection I've been talking about is one that does have some sense of coherence, and we could think of an old stamp collection or a coin collection. And so we can collect experiences as well as tangible sorts of things. If you look at some of the digital assets that have been marketed in the last five years, we come to things like NFTs, non fungible tokens, and these are digital representations of something that don't even give us the access that we have to streaming books or streaming music or streaming movies. Click the card to flip . 15, No. 1034 0 obj <>stream So that was really a difficult series of acts that I had to perform in order to get rid of those meaningful possessions. Russell W. Belk, Extended Self in a Digital World, 40 J. Possessions and the Extended Self. A short summary of this paper. She has appeared on CNN, Good Morning America, Hannity and Colmes, CSPAN, and the BBC, to name a few of her broadcast engagements. xWYsF+Sxz KrM7ZmU t$Fs+/`Cif PDF Inside the Nightmare This item is part of a JSTOR Collection. That's not like a collection of actual handbags that you can keep on a shelf and they will remain there and it gives you a sense of having the entire collection rather than having access to it. 20 0 obj What are some management/ interventions of postpartum exercise for women? Russ Belk on Identity Aaron Ahuvia In 1988, the publication of Russell Belk's Possessions and the Extended Self changed the field of consumer behavior. And let me just mention one more digital aspect, and then now we can come back to some of these things if you'd like. And so in that sense, we wax and we wane depending upon how our possessions prosper. And the third. Created by. Even though this calls for certain reformulations, the basic concept of the extended self remains vital. Belk: Okay, collaborative consumption is the term that I'm using for the so-called sharing economy. I mean, how do we disentangle ourselves from things that have all of this meaning and help define who we are? I have also been interested in possessions to which we devote extra attentiongifts, mementos, souvenirs, collections, heirlooms, monuments, and pets, for example. First she moved from a house with a lot of space and a lot of yard to keep up. 1000 0 obj <> endobj Possessions are central to our sense of self. "My Possessions, Myself" by Russell W. Belk (magazine article) "Let South Africa Show the World How to Forgive" by Desmond Tutu (speech) "Revenge of the Geeks" by Alexandra Robbins (argument) "The Thrill of the Chase" by Margie Goldsmith (magazine article) "The Neglected Senses" by Rosemary Mahoney (memoir) References (108) Abstract Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to revisit Russell Belk's (1988) landmark paper "Possessions and the extended self". Professor Belk highlights the significance of the sharing economy and de-materialization, cultural differences, and our evolving . Author(s): Russell W. Belk Source: The Journal of Consumer Research, Vol. The family shares them. <>/XObject<>>>/Group <>>> We're just going to say, I'm going to go to the places that interest me in the world. His research interests include understanding what our possessions mean to us, how different cultures regard consumption, and how we . For better or for worse, our possessions help to tangibilize our past, our present, and perhaps our future. %PDF-1.6 % allocate ROOT: -loc- "place" 1. 2 (Sep., 1988), pp. Empirical, theoretical, and methodological articles spanning fields such as psychology, marketing, sociology, economics, and anthropology are featured in this interdisciplinary journal.
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