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base materialista

English translation: materialistically motivated

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Spanish term or phrase: base materialista
English translation:materialistically motivated
Entered by: Eileen Brophy

16:44 Sep 12, 2017
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: base materialista
How can I say this in a "sociological way please? I am not sure I should translate "base" as basis, foundation or core in this context and the "silent generation" does not refer to materialism....

This is the context:

Generación silenciada (1914-28).Socializada en la escasez, tiene comportamientos basados fundamentalmente en el ahorro y la reducción en el consumo, lo que indudablemente tienen efectos ambientales positivos, pero no están basados en convicciones ambientalistas.
Estamos por tanto ante una generación sin conciencia ambiental pero con comportamientos que indirectamente provocan efectos ambientales positivos.
A este perfil ambiental lo denominamos “de base materialista”.

Thank you for any help
Eileen Brophy
Spain
Local time: 12:35
materialistically motivated
Explanation:
While the outcome was positive for the environment, they key point, as I see it, is that the generation was *motivated* for materialistic reasons. Lots of examples from sociology texts:

https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1317973933
David Karen, ‎Robert E. Washington - 2015 - ‎Social Science
Focusing on the contradiction between the society«s materialistic culture, ... like the United States, will have higher rates of **materialistically motivated** deviance.

https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0813163862
Penny M. Miller, ‎Malcolm E. Jewell - 2015 - ‎Political Science
For the material model for 1979, the significant findings are that **the more materialistically motivated activists** were younger, males, and those who held or had ...

https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1137001526
M. Robinson - 2007 - ‎Business & Economics
In short, this literature assumes that individuals are, at least as an approximation, exclusively **motivated by materialistic self-interest**. This literature assumes that ...
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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 03:35
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3materialistically motivated
Muriel Vasconcellos
4driven by materialism
Francois Boye
4materialistic-based / materialistic-centered
Rubén Muñoz
4pragmatic
neilmac
4materialisticaly focused
eprock


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materialistically motivated


Explanation:
While the outcome was positive for the environment, they key point, as I see it, is that the generation was *motivated* for materialistic reasons. Lots of examples from sociology texts:

https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1317973933
David Karen, ‎Robert E. Washington - 2015 - ‎Social Science
Focusing on the contradiction between the society«s materialistic culture, ... like the United States, will have higher rates of **materialistically motivated** deviance.

https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0813163862
Penny M. Miller, ‎Malcolm E. Jewell - 2015 - ‎Political Science
For the material model for 1979, the significant findings are that **the more materialistically motivated activists** were younger, males, and those who held or had ...

https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1137001526
M. Robinson - 2007 - ‎Business & Economics
In short, this literature assumes that individuals are, at least as an approximation, exclusively **motivated by materialistic self-interest**. This literature assumes that ...

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 03:35
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: Or based.
6 hrs
  -> Thanks, Phil!
agree  neilmac: Am no expert, but I really like this....
7 hrs
  -> Thank you so much, Neil!
agree  Charles Davis
7 hrs
  -> Thank you, Charles!
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driven by materialism


Explanation:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/out-the-darkness/201203...

Francois Boye
United States
Local time: 06:35
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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materialistic-based / materialistic-centered


Explanation:
Considering that the context here draws upon contrasting views and effects between conviction and materialistic-based thinking, "base materialista" can also be translated as simply: materialistic-based or materialistic-centered.


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Note added at 14 hrs (2017-09-13 07:18:49 GMT)
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My bad. It should be: materialistically-based / materialistically-centered

Rubén Muñoz
United States
Local time: 03:35
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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neutral  philgoddard: This is ungrammatical.
19 mins
  -> materialistically-based / materialistically-centered
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pragmatic


Explanation:
Or "pragmatically motivated/based", although that may be too long-winded. Then again, in my experience Sociology terms rarely shun verbosity....

Pragmatic: Dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.
"a pragmatic approach to environmentalism"

Example sentence(s):
  • What is the difference between pragmatic environmentalism and ideological environmentalism?

    https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070916171854AARCQ3C
    Reference: http://andyfryer.blogspot.com.es/2010/09/what-pragmatic-envi...
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 12:35
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materialisticaly focused


Explanation:
Matetialistically, MatetialismTI-83- 1. Philosophy The theory that physical matter is the only reality and that everything, including thought, feeling, mind, and will, can be explained in terms of matter and physical phenomena.
2. The theory or attitude that physical well-being and worldly possessions constitute the greatest good and highest value in life.
3. Concern for possessions or material wealth and physical comfort, especially to the exclusion of spiritual or intellectual pursuits.
Materialistic-Being overly concerned with material possessions and wealth.
Of or concerning philosophical materialism.

Read more at http://www.yourdictionary.com/materialistic#FSEZjWTcedoqk1qg...


    Reference: http://www.thefreedictionary.com
eprock
United States
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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