Why we worry : a sociological explanation / Roland Paulsen ; [translated by Alice Menzies].
- 作者： Paulsen, Roland.
- 其他題名：
- Tänk om.
- 出版： Abingdon, Oxon ;New York, NY : Routledge 2025.
- 主題： Anxiety--Social aspects. , Worry--Social aspects.
- ISBN： 978-1-032-84777-1 (pbk.) :: GBP35.99 、 978-1-032-84779-5 (hbk.)
- 一般註："Published in Swedish by Albert Bonniers Förlag, July 2020, Original Title: TÄNK OM - EN STUDIE I ORO, Translated by Alice Menzies."
- 書目註：Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- 系統號： 005301779 | 機讀編目格式
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摘要註
"Something must have changed in society. We weren't always this worried. Not always caught up in disastrous scenarios in our minds. What is this nagging voice in our head? Why won't it stop, and why are we so fixated on it? In Why We Worry, Roland Paulsen paints a broad picture of the cultural variations and historical evolution of anxiety. Through this lens, he invites readers to explore the paradox of how material wealth has enriched our lives in every aspect except one: our mental well-being. This book offers empirically grounded insights into the sociological underpinnings of issues relating to worry. As such, it is suitable for undergraduate students in psychology, sociology, and medicine - and anyone who has ever been trapped in rumination"--
內容註
A window onto our thoughts -- Part 1. Worry in our time -- How we feel -- The nature of worry -- In thought's clutches -- Part 2. Trickles of history -- Time horizons -- Disenchantments -- An appendage of the machine -- The world as risk -- The self as risk -- Self-suspicions -- Part 3. Action in our time -- Quieting worry -- Living with worry -- Beyond treatment.