Emotional Capital as a Neoliberal Strategy of Identity
Coaching Upper Middle Class Subjectivities in Poland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9784885 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michał Mokrzan (0000-0001-9083-0769, University of Business in Wrocław, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 106 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 205-228 |
| Publication date | 2019-06-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Český lid (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-0794 • E-ISSN: 2570-9216 |
| Publisher | Institute of Ethnology, Czech Academy of Sciences (PUBLISHER • CZ) |
| DOI | 10.21104/cl.2019.2.04 |
| OpenAlex | W2955459753 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 9 |
Th is article suggests that emotional capital can be treated as a neoliberal strategy of identity. Th e ethnographic research is based on work with a community of Polish coaches and their clients. Th e paper argues that the identity and the status of members of the upper middle class is built, not only through the accumulation of material goods and the creation of benefi cial social relations, but also by adopting lifestyle habits such us participating in coaching sessions, in order to attain self-awareness, emotional well-being and the ability to manage one's emotions. From my analytical perspective, coaching is seen as a materialisation of neoliberal technologies of governmentality, helping to reach and tweak the cognitive-emotional dispositions that make up a form of emotional capital
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
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