### attitude:

Materialism
* branch of philosophy based on tangible, and observable phenomena.
* breeds greed and envy.
* causes problems all over the world.
* contains elements of structural-functionalism and conflict.
* defines reality as consisting of only matter.
* destroys the emotion that it provoked and stirred.
* grows as the country moves to a market economy.
* is an attitude
  - obsession with gaining, holding, or protecting possessions and things
  - overemphasis on material things versus spiritual things
  - at the root of most environmental destruction
  - based on our attitude toward money and the things money can buy
  - desire
  - encouraged and taught by the media
  - more prevalent today than in recent times
* is one ism ruining our country and the world
  - of the end results of consumerism
  - opposed to idealism
  - part of the scientific enterprise
* is the idolatry of our nation
  - oldest philosophical tradition in Western civilization
  - only way of interacting they understand
  - opposite of spirituality
  - outlook which views material things as more important than anything else
  - root cause of the crime problem
  - ultimate expression of despair
  - unconscious conviction that existence is substantially physical
  - view that all that occurs, occurs in dependence on material causes
  - their creed
  - therefore a form of monism
* leads to emptiness.
* loves things and uses people.
* monistic philosophy.
* produces parents who have no time for each other or their children.
* restores dignity and intellectual integrity to humanity.
* supposes that some heavy atoms are produced when stars go supernova.
* system of metaphysics.
* thus begins with the thought of matter or material processes.

### attitude | materialism:

Scientific materialism
* is the ideology of one-dimensional metaphysics crafted onto science itself.
* negates any moral code that has meaning.

Mentality
* Mentalities are attitude.
* is attitude
* safe base for people to listen and talk about issues.
* substance of superlative penetrating qualities which acts as a carrier of thoughts.

### attitude:

Negative attitude
* affect our health, performance and happiness.
* are contagious and destructive
  - hard to change, once adopted, and are roadblocks to learning
  - lower among young adults than among all adults
* are often the greatest barrier for people with disabilities to overcome
* can affect a woman's performance in a given job
  - be very harmful, particularly to a child with already low self esteem
  - result in absenteeism, tardiness, and impaired mental and physical health
* causes stigmas.
* create a major obstacle to social integration for persons with disabilities.
* make life difficult for everyone.

### attitude | outlook:

Mental outlook
* can affect physical well being and is important to treatment.
* is one of the most important factors in rebounding.

Parental attitude
* affect the behavior of children.
* regarding infant sleep often reflect cultural values.

Paternalism
* caricature of true fatherliness.
* creates dependency.
* drives conformity, compliance, competition, and game played against the players.
  - substituted for partnership and for local democratic action
* is the kiss of death
  - root of so much loss and grief
  - water of organizations
  - thus a threat to autonomy as well as to liberty and privacy
* only serves to reinforce dependence and contributes to political atrophy.