"postmaterialism" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From post- + materialism. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|post|materialism}} post- + materialism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} postmaterialism (uncountable)
  1. Someone's placing higher importance on nonmaterialist values such as autonomy and self-expression, as opposed to materialist values such as economic and physical wellbeing.
    (sociology) The theory that a positive correlation exists between one's level of affluence during childhood and such values, and that these persist throughout adulthood irrespective of any changes to one's personal economic circumstances.
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    Sense id: en-postmaterialism-en-noun-AACRLCsJ Categories (other): Sociology, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 45 55 Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology
  2. Someone's placing higher importance on nonmaterialist values such as autonomy and self-expression, as opposed to materialist values such as economic and physical wellbeing.
    (political science) The theory that political preferences in contemporary affluent (mostly Western) societies are increasingly based on such values, especially with regard to the leftist spectrum, in such a way that parties move away from traditional Marxist materialism.
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    Sense id: en-postmaterialism-en-noun-eYs3Pb1j Categories (other): Political science, English terms prefixed with post-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with post-: 43 57 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 44 56 Topics: political-science, social-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: postmaterialist, postmaterialistic Translations (Translations): postmaterialismi (Finnish), Postmaterialismus [masculine] (German), postmaterializm [masculine] (Polish)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 49 51
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