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economic materialismstresses
econ. экономический материализм (Economic materialism is the importance a person attaches to acquiring and consuming material goods. The use of the term materialistic to describe a person's personality or a society tends to have a negative or critical connotation. Also called acquisitiveness, it is often associated with a value system which regards social status as being determined by affluence (conspicuous consumption), as well as the belief that possessions can provide happiness Alex_Odeychuk)