Society and Social Pathology [[electronic resource] ] : A Framework for Progress / / by R.C. Smith
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Smith R.C
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| Titolo: |
Society and Social Pathology [[electronic resource] ] : A Framework for Progress / / by R.C. Smith
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| Pubblicazione: | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. 2017. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (VI, 378 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 320.01 |
| Soggetto topico: | Political theory |
| Political philosophy | |
| Political sociology | |
| Critical psychology | |
| Psychology, Pathological | |
| Social sciences—Philosophy | |
| Political Theory | |
| Political Philosophy | |
| Political Sociology | |
| Critical Psychology | |
| Psychopathology | |
| Social Philosophy | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This book offers one of the most comprehensive studies of social pathology to date, following a cross-disciplinary and methodologically innovative approach. It is written for anyone concerned with understanding current social conditions, individual health, and how we might begin to collectively conceive of a more reconciled postcapitalist world. Drawing reference from the most up-to-date studies, Smith crosses disciplinary boundaries from cognitive science and anthropology to critical theory, systems theory and psychology. Opening with an empirical account of numerous interlinked crises from mental health to the physiological effects of environmental pollution, Smith argues that mainstream sociological theories of pathology are deeply inadequate. Smith introduces an alternative critical conception of pathology that drills to the core of how and why society is deeply ailing. The book concludes with a detailed account of why a progressive and critical vision of social change requires a “holistic view” of individual and societal transformation. Such a view is grounded in the awareness that a sustainable transition to postcapitalism is ultimately a many-sided (social, individual, and structural) healing process. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Society and Social Pathology |
| ISBN: | 3-319-50325-1 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910255298303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Critical Political Theory and Radical Practice