Critical Social Psychology of Social Class
This book argues for the importance of considering social class in critical psychological enquiry. It provides a historical overview of psychological research and theorising on social class and socio-economic status; before examining the ways in which psy
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Critical Social Psychology of Social Class
Katy Day · Bridgette Rickett · Maxine Woolhouse
Critical Social Psychology of Social Class
Katy Day Department of Psychology Leeds Beckett University Leeds, UK
Bridgette Rickett Department of Psychology Leeds Beckett University Leeds, UK
Maxine Woolhouse Department of Psychology Leeds Beckett University Leeds, UK
ISBN 978-3-030-55964-9 ISBN 978-3-030-55965-6 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55965-6
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Contents
1 2 3
Social Class: What Is It and Why Does It Matter? (Katy Day)
1
Psychology and Social Class: The Working-Class as ‘Other’ (Bridgette Rickett)
33
Conceptualising Social Class: Towards a Critical Social Psychological Approach (Maxine Woolhouse)
67
4
Class Discourse and the Media (Katy Day)
101
5
Classed Identities: Submergence, Authenticity and Resistance (Bridgette Rickett)
137
Critical Analyses: ‘Real-World’ Applications (Maxine Woolhouse)
173
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Debates, Issues and Future Directions (Katy Day)
203
References
237
Index
281
1 Social Class: What Is It and Why Does It Matter? (Katy Day)
Introduction The central aims of this first chapter are to establish a rationale for this book and to ‘set the scene’ for the chapters that follow. In this chapter, we will examine and unpick social class as a complex, situated and multifaceted phenomenon. We will argue that social class division and inequalities based upon social and economic conditions are a
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