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The Art of Listening (Hardcover)
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The Art of Listening (Hardcover)
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Our culture is one that speaks rather than listens. From reality TV
to political rallies, there is a clamour to be heard, to narrate,
and to receive attention. It reduces 'reality' to revelation and
voyeurism. The Art of Listening argues that this way of life is
having severe and damaging consequences in a world that is
increasingly globalized and interconnected. It addresses the
question: how can we listen more carefully? Social and cultural
theory is combined with real stories from the experiences of the
desperate stowaways who hide in the undercarriages of jet planes in
order to seek asylum, to the young working-class people who use
tattooing to commemorate a lost love. The Art of Listening shows
how sociology is in a unique position to record 'life passed in
living' and to listen to complex experiences with humility and
ethical care, providing a resource to understand the contemporary
world while pointing to the possibility of a different kind of
future.
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