Social Psychology and Theories of Consumer Culture : A Political Economy Pers...

Social Psychology and Theories of Consumer Culture : A Political Economy Perspective, Paperback by Mcdonald, Matthew; Wearing, Stephen, ISBN 0415812038, ISBN-13 9780415812030, Like New Used, Free P&P in the UKMcDonald and Wearing critically analyze major positions in social psychology from the perspective of classical and contemporary theories of consumer culture. These theories basically structure th and are outlined in the second chapter: self-identity, emotional and behavioral problems, and geographic space. In their chapter on self-identity, they highlight the limits of social cognition and social identity theories, as well as underscore the influence consumer culture has on identity formation. In exploring the link between consumer culture, on the one hand, and emotional and behavioral problems, on the other, they investigate not only social psychology's influence on abnormal and clinical psychology, but advertising and mass media's role in generating alienation and social exclusion. The chapter on consumer culture and geographic space considers social psychology's foray into environmental psychology, spatial concepts in consumer-culture literature, and the commodification of interactions and relations in consumer and urban/suburban spaces. They conclude by analyzing the environmental limits of consumer culture and arguing for social psychology's potential role in creating more sustainable forms of consumption. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()