Anxiety in the Capitalism of Late Modernity

  • The logic of capitalism affects both individuals and society. At the individual level, an increasing number of people suffer from anxiety, in countries where neo-liberal capitalist policies are advanced (James 2008). Indeed, neo-liberal economic and social policies in capitalism, such as deregulation, privatization, and minimal public spending, have contributed to expanding economic inequality and social insecurity and to mainstreaming materialism, individualism, and competitiveness, all of which have led to increased diagnosis of mental illness (Zeira 2022). […] The structures of capitalism induce anxiety, to which individuals can respond in several different ways. While one way to mitigate mental distress and recover self-identity would be to pursue self-growth and achieve success within the capitalist system, intensive competition under capitalism brings success to only a limited number of people.

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Author:Toyo Kawabata
Parent Title (English):Emancipations: A Journal of Critical Social Analysis, Vol. 2, No. 2 (2023), pp. 1-25. [Online ISSN 2765-8414] [scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/emancipations/vol2/iss2/4]
Document Type:Articles
Language:English
Year of first Publication:2023
Release Date:2024/11/29
Format:PDF-file to download
IdNo:Kawabata_T_2023
Writings about Erich Fromm (Secondary Literature):Articles / Artikel
Erich Fromm's Library and Erich Fromm Archive:Articles / Artikel
Licence (German):free access / direkt zugänglich
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