Materialism and Youth

Today’s generation is taking up or accepting materialism as no generation before. Today’s youth is more focused towards following the latest trends whether your financial state or your cultural values allow you or not. Our youth thinks that this is the actual purpose of life or this is the only way to live ant to satisfy yourself. For them this is the true success to get latest gadgets, indulge into gossips, and follow the latest fashion. We see daily on social media a lot of people posting up their so called success that is based on “Materialism”.

Materialism is in fact the habit of considering material possessions and physical comfort over spiritual/ ethical values. Cell phones, laptops, cameras, Hip clothing, beepers, credit cards and the list goes on. The findings suggest that more materialistic youth tend to shop more and save less. They are most interested in new products and most responsive to advertising and promotional efforts. Money,money and more money is the typical goal of our youth. The saddest part is, even parents view them as more expert with regard to products and youth exert more purchase influence on their parents. Well , owning and heaping up wealth is okay, but what more important is that you do not lose who you truly are in the process, or allow it to destruct your growth as a better individual. Because of materialism cultural values of love and family have been replaced by selfishness and greed.Today’s teenagers are the center of their own universe and have little time for their parents and family. In fact, materialism can lead to debts, dissatisfaction and poor financial management in life.
Though there are many issues in society but in my point of you materialism is the most important issue and it needs to be abolished as soon as possible. Being a psychologist i really want to work in this area because personally i really want to see the new generation more productive and more happy. And i am hopping one day by working altogether in our specific capacity we will be able to overcome this issue.

