LEADER 02387oam 2200493 450 001 9910820332203321 005 20240131152551.0 010 $a1-135-08149-2 010 $a0-203-06803-3 010 $a1-299-44804-6 010 $a1-135-08150-6 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203068038 035 $a(OCoLC)841908974 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL8PTF 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001018428 100 $a20120924d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSocial psychology and theories of consumer culture $ea political economy perspective /$fMatthew McDonald and Stephen Wearing 210 1$aLondon :$cRoutledge, Taylor & Francis Group,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (viii, 172 pages) 225 0 $aGale eBooks 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-81203-8 311 $a0-415-56003-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Theories of consumer culture; 3 Self-identity in consumer culture; 4 Emotional and behavioural problems in consumer culture; 5 Consumer culture and space; 6 Conclusion; Notes; References; Index 330 $aSocial Psychology and Theories of Consumer Culture: A Political Economy Perspective presents a critical analysis of the leading positions in social psychology from the perspective of classical and contemporary theories of consumer culture. The analysis seeks to expand social psychological theory by focusing on the interface between modern western culture (consumer culture) and social behaviour. ?McDonald and Wearing argue that if social psychology is to play a meaningful role in solving some of society's most pressing problems (e.g. global warming, obesity, addiction, aliena 606 $aConsumption (Economics)$xSocial aspects 606 $aSocial psychology 615 0$aConsumption (Economics)$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aSocial psychology. 676 $a306.3 700 $aMcDonald$b Matthew.$0874718 702 $aWearing$b Stephen 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910820332203321 996 $aSocial psychology and theories of consumer culture$93931246 997 $aUNINA