Cultures of Optimism

The Institutional Promotion of Hope

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Paperback, blz. | Engels
Palgrave Macmillan UK | e druk, 2015
ISBN13: 9781349503575
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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.

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ISBN13:9781349503575
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK

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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

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