Bennett Cultures of Optimism

The Institutional Promotion of Hope
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-48481-9
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 231 Seiten

Reihe: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)

What are the functions of optimism in modern societies? How is hope culturally transmitted? What values and attitudes does it reflect? This book explores how and why powerful institutions propagate 'cultures of optimism' in different domains, such as politics, work, the family, religion and psychotherapy.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bennett, Oliver

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. The Optimism Imperative 2. Optimistic Democracy: The Politics of Hope 3. Optimism at Work 4. Great Expectations: Parenting, Optimism and the Child 5. Models of Salvation: Religion, Eschatology and Hope 6. Optimism and the Self: From Mind-Cure to Psychotherapy 7. Culture(s) of Optimism Endnotes Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

Oliver Bennett is the author of . He is Professor of Cultural Policy at the University of Warwick and founding editor of the .