Why We Worry

A Sociological Explanation

AvRoland Paulsen

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

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Something must have changed in society. We weren’t always this worried. Not always caught up in disastrous scenarios in our minds. What is this nagging voice in our head? Why won’t it stop, and why are we so fixated on it?In Why We Worry, Roland Paulsen paints a broad picture of the cultural variations and historical evolution of anxiety. Through this lens, he invites readers to explore the paradox of how material wealth has enriched our lives in every aspect except one: our mental well-being.This book offers empirically grounded insights into the sociological underpinnings of issues relating to worry. As such, it is suitable for undergraduate students in psychology, sociology, and medicine – and anyone who has ever been trapped in rumination.The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

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Utgivningsdatum:2024-10-22
Mått:156 x 234 x 21 mm
Vikt:400 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:246
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781032847771

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Roland Paulsen is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Lund University. His research focuses on medical sociology, cultural studies, and the sociology of work. The meaning of work, and also the meaninglessness of work, are the subjects of two of his books: Empty Labor: Idleness and Workplace Resistance (2014) and Return to Meaning: A Social Science with Something to Say (with Mats Alvesson and Yiannis Gabriel, 2017).

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“Paulsen’s book is a fascinating and penetrating analysis of our late-modern anxieties when we are confronted with the basic uncontrollability of the world – and a passionate plea for regaining a robust trust in life that does not depend on control and domination.”Hartmut Rosa, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany

Innehållsförteckning

1. A Window onto Our ThoughtsPART 1. WORRY IN OUR TIME2. How We Feel3. The Nature of Worry4. In Thought’s ClutchesPART 2. TRICKLES OF HISTORY5. Time Horizons6. Disenchantments7. An Appendage of the Machine8. The World as Risk9. The Self as Risk10. Self-SuspicionsPART 3. ACTION IN OUR TIME11. Quieting Worry12. Living with Worry13. Beyond Treatment

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