The long economic crisis affecting Spain has brought major social consequences. The increasing social divide inside the country is the most discussed topic among academics, mass media and members of the political spectrum, being the result of growing economic inequalities due to high unemployment and harsh adjustment policies of public spending. However, and beyond economic issues the crisis is taking its toll very deeply in the social imaginary of the country, bringing further refl ections about the reasons and consequences of the crisis, both in short and long term. The aim of this paper is to explore the social perceptions of the Spanish citizens about the crisis, focusing on aspects such as how Spaniards perceive the consumption of publ...