Social psychology and neoliberalism: A critical commentary on McDonald, Gough, Wearing, and Deville (2017)

• Published in: Journal for the theory of social behaviour Vol. 48; no. 3; pp. 390 - 396
• Main Authors: Phelps, Joshua M., White, Christopher M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2018
• Subjects: Analytical psychology; consumerism; Consumption; critical social psychology; experimental social psychology; Neoliberalism; Openness; Psychologists; Resistance; self‐identity; Social behavior; Social identity; Social psychology; Social sciences; Stress; Usefulness

McDonald, Gough, Wearing, and Deville (2017) call for the discipline of social psychology to investigate issues of neoliberalism, consumption and self‐identity more seriously. We make two contributions in relation to their analysis. First, we highlight some current issues associated with neoliberali...