The permanent struggle for optimisation can be seen as one of the most significant cultural principles of contemporary Western societies: the demand for improved performance and efficiency as well as the pursuit of self-improvement are con-sidered necessary in order to keep pace with an accelerated, competitive modern-ity. This affects not only work and education, but also family life, parent-child relationships and intimate relationships in respect to the body and the self, in regard to the public as well as the private realm. Bringing together contributions from renowned scholars from the fields of sociology, psychology and psycho-analysis, this book explores the impacts of optimisation on culture and psyche, examining the contradictions and limitations of optimisation, in conjunction with the effects of social transformations on individuals and shifts in regard to the meaning of 'pathology' and 'normality'.
| ISBN: | 9781138894365 |
| Publication date: | 26th July 2018 |
| Author: | Vera King, Benigna Gerisch, Hartmut Rosa |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 198 pages |
| Series: | Classical and Contemporary Social Theory |
| Genres: |
Social theory Personal and public health / health education Cultural studies Health, illness and addiction: social aspects Medical sociology History |
The permanent struggle for optimisation can be seen as one of the most significant cultural principles of contemporary Western societies: the demand for improved performance and efficiency as well as the pursuit of self-improvement are con-sidered necessary in order to keep pace with an accelerated, competitive modern-ity. This affects not only work and education, but also family life, parent-child relationships and intimate relationships in respect to the body and the self, in regard to the public as well as the private realm.
Lost in Perfection features in the following genres: Social theory, Personal and public health / health education, Cultural studies, Health, illness and addiction: social aspects, Medical sociology, History
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Lost in Perfection was written by Vera King, Benigna Gerisch, Hartmut Rosa and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Lost in Perfection has 198 pages
Yes it is part of Classical and Contemporary Social Theory series
£154.79, reduced from £171.99. Not Available.