materialism

Examples of materialism in the following topics:

• Material Culture

  • In the social sciences, material culture refers to the relationship between artifacts and social relations.
  • Material culture consists in physical objects that humans make.
  • Material culture is also a term used by historians, sometimes termed "material history," which refers to the study of ancient objects and artifacts in order to understand how a particular culture was organized and functioned over time.
  • They constitute an increasingly significant part of our material culture.
  • Give examples of material culture and how it can help sociologist understand a particular society

• Materials Handling

  • Materials handling is the movement, storage, control, and protection of materials during their manufacturing, distribution, consumption, and disposal.
  • Material Handling is the movement, storage, control and protection of materials, goods, and products throughout the process of manufacturing, distribution, consumption, and disposal.
  • The material handling industry manufactures and distributes the equipment and services required to implement material handling systems.
  • Material handling also can consist of sorting and picking, as well as automatic guided vehicles.
  • The material handling system (MHS) is a fundamental part of a flexible manufacturing system, since it interconnects the different processes supplying and taking out raw material, workpieces, sub-products, parts, and final products.

• Using Supporting Materials Effectively

  • Supporting materials are effective only if they help persuade the audience.
  • Supporting materials are the difference between an opinion and a convincing argument.
  • Supporting materials are effective only if they help to persuade the audience.
  • The type of supporting materials that should be deployed depend on the following:
  • Available supporting material: not all types of supporting materials exist for all arguments.

• Finding Materials in a Library

  • Physical materials are categorized by a numbering system, and digital materials are easily searchable on library computers.
  • There are a number of ways to begin the search for materials.
  • Since the materials are placed in order on the shelves, finding the material is a matter of just finding the section with the corresponding codes.
  • Of course, not all materials are on the shelves at all times.
  • They will contact you when the material comes in so you can come pick it up.

• Paramagnetism and Diamagnetism

  • Paramagnetism is the attraction of material while in a magnetic field, and diamagnetism is the repulsion of magnetic fields.
  • Paramagnetic materials have a small, positive susceptibility to magnetic fields.
  • These materials are slightly attracted by a magnetic field and the material does not retain the magnetic properties when the external field is removed, as illustrated in .
  • Paramagnetic materials include magnesium, molybdenum, lithium and tantalum.
  • Orientation in paramagnetic material when electric field is applied (right image) and removed (left image).

• Ferromagnetism

  • When a magnet comes into close proximity with a previously unmagnetized ferromagnetic material, it causes local magnetization of the material with closest unlike poles.
  • Regions within the material (called domains) act like small bar magnets.
  • Thus ferromagnetism only occurs in materials with partially filled shells.
  • Such materials are called ferromagnetic, after the Latin word for iron, ferrum.
  • Other materials exhibit weak magnetic effects, detectable only with sensitive instruments.

• Modeling

  • It is an additive process in which material is steadily built up to produce the finished figure.
  • Typical modeling materials include clay, plaster, wax, paper and papier-mache .
  • Modeling clays vary greatly in material composition and production processes.
  • Papier-mâché is another material that is often used for modeling.
  • Papier-mâché has a long history as a sculpting material due to its relatively simple composition.

• Nonmaterial Culture

  • Material and non-material culture are two parts of culture.
  • For example, patriotism is a type of value, and is therefore part of non-material culture.
  • Culture as a general concept consists of both material and non-material culture.
  • In contrast, non-material culture does not include physical objects or artifacts.
  • Analyze the different ways norms, values and beliefs interact to form non-material culture

• Conductors and Insulators

  • Based on the ability to conduct current, materials are divided into conductors and insulators.
  • All materials can be categorized as either insulators or conductors based on a physical property known as resistivity.
  • An insulator is a material in which, when exposed to an electric field, the electric charges do not flow freely—it has a high resistivity.
  • Conversely, a conductor is a material that permits the flow of electric charges in one or more directions—its resistivity is low.
  • This usually is the current at which the heat released due to resistance melts the material.

• Typical forms of waste

  • Moving items: needlessly shifting, storing, stacking or filing materials and information, or needlessly moving people, materials and/or information from one point to another.
  • Over-processing: the time and effort spent processing information or material that does not add value to the product (e.g. unnecessary paperwork or employees and managers seeking approvals).
  • Defects: the unnecessary repairing, scrapping or reworking of material or information.