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Aug 1, 2022 · This chapter summarizes and critically assesses the relationship between capitalism and mental health. It begins by defining capitalism: broadly, a socio-economic system characterized by the private ownership of the means of production and the exploitation and domination of wage labour for profit.
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May 24, 2018 · In addressing both meanings, Lorenzini’s essay outlines the possible ethical conflict between a collective (neoliberal) form of life and a singular form of life realised by the care of the self. By conceiving of capitalism as a form of life we also view it as a material reality, that is, we grasp it from its materiality. Doing so makes it ...
- Alyson Cole, Estelle Ferrarese
- 2018
Sep 14, 2018 · The development of culturally sensitive models of psychological adjustment is an enduring and crucial theme in psychology (e.g., Greenfield 2009; Ratner 2012).It is surprising therefore, that relatively little attention has been paid to the impact of capitalism as an over-arching cultural reality in the lives of Western individuals (for exceptions see Kasser et al. 2007; Ratner 2012; Seligman ...
- Stephen Butler
- stbutler@upei.ca
- 2019
6 days ago · This article critically examines the pervasive yet often-neglected influence of capitalism on psychological processes and human behavior. While capitalist ideologies like neoliberalism have entered the mainstream in psychology, there remains a lack of deeper engagement with the foundations of capitalism.
Feb 2, 2020 · A Mad World: Capitalism and the Rise of Mental Illness — Hampton Institute. Health & Science, Society & Culture, Social Economics. By Rod Tweedy. Originally published at Red Pepper. Mental illness is now recognised as one of the biggest causes of individual distress and misery in our societies and cities, comparable to poverty and unemployment.
Oct 9, 2023 · Traditionally, psychology paid little attention to capitalism's effects on human behavior. Recent research, however, finds that capitalism shapes how we view ourselves and others, and promotes biases.
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Feb 23, 2021 · I regularly reread his most famous work, Capitalist Realism, and have always admired his ability to not only write through depression and anxiety but to connect social conditions with our ever ...