Society and Social Pathology - A Framework for Progress (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)

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 carises 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.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Critical Political Theory and Radical Practice
Release date:	February 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	R.C. Smith
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	378
Edition:	1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-50324-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Abnormal psychology Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Philosophy & theory of psychology > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy
LSN:	3-319-50324-3
Barcode:	9783319503240

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