Money can mean many things and function in many ways. Everyone has their own definition of money. Some people see money as the most valuable aspect of life. Whereas, others see it as an evil thing. The answer to if we make money or does money make us will vary from people to people depending on their ideas and views about money. These two ideas work hand in hand. We make money by creating it, earning it and putting a value on it, which then makes us by giving us power, security, and self-worth. This paper will illustrate how we make money and how money makes us. To prove this notion, this paper will first analyze an article by Adrian Furnham, Sophie von Stumm and Rebecca Milner called Moneygrams: Recalled Childhood Memories about Money and Adult Money Pathology. It will then look at a lecture from David Koffman and a lecture from Reesa Grushka who will further contribute to this idea. Lastly, this paper will continue to analyze another article by Robert D. Wilton called Poverty and Mental Health: A Qualitative Study of Residential Care Facility Tenants.
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Along with this idea and the idea of childhood memories of money, he concluded that identity constituency such as race, age and gender also impacts our idea of money. This is known as the broader experience of the society that not only impacts our idea about money but well as other aspects of our lives (Unit 1.1, 09/08/16). It is evident that we make money and money makes us because our identity constituencies define what money is to us and because of these broader experience of the society, money makes us. For example, we create the idea of what has value and what doesn’t and this idea is how we make money, (i.e. by putting a value on it). When we live by the norm of the society on what is valuable and what is not, then we can say that money makes us because it affects our decisions and
In the …show more content…
Along with this idea and the idea of childhood memories of money, he concluded that identity constituency such as race, age and gender also impacts our idea of money. This is known as the broader experience of the society that not only impacts our idea about money but well as other aspects of our lives (Unit 1.1, 09/08/16). It is evident that we make money and money makes us because our identity constituencies define what money is to us and because of these broader experience of the society, money makes us. For example, we create the idea of what has value and what doesn’t and this idea is how we make money, (i.e. by putting a value on it). When we live by the norm of the society on what is valuable and what is not, then we can say that money makes us because it affects our decisions and