The Resource A passion for society : how we think about human suffering, Iain Wilkinson and Arthur Kleinman
A passion for society : how we think about human suffering, Iain Wilkinson and Arthur Kleinman
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The item A passion for society : how we think about human suffering, Iain Wilkinson and Arthur Kleinman represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Waubonsee Community College.
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- Summary
- "What is the meaning of human suffering for society? How has this meaning changed from the past to the present? In what ways does "the problem of suffering" serve to inspire us to act with care for others? How does our response to suffering reveal the moral state of our humanity and our social condition? In this trenchant work, Arthur Kleinman--a renowned figure in medical anthropology--and Iain Wilkinson, an award-winning sociologist, team up to offer some answers to these profound questions. A Passion for Society investigates the historical development and current condition of social science with a focus on how this development has been shaped in response to problems of social suffering. Following a line of criticism offered by key social theorists and cultural commentators who themselves were unhappy with the professionalization of social science, Wilkinson and Kleinman provide a critical commentary on how studies of human social life have moved from an original concern with social suffering and its amelioration to dispassionate inquiries. The authors demonstrate how social care is revitalizing and remaking the discipline of social science, and they examine the potential for achieving social understanding though a moral commitment to the practice of care. In this deeply considered work, Wilkinson and Kleinman argue for an engaged social science that connects critical thought with social action, that seeks to learn through caregiving, and that operates with a commitment to establish and sustain humane forms of society"--Provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiv, 304 pages
- Contents
-
- The origins of social suffering
- In division and denial
- A broken recovery
- Learning from Weber
- The praxis of social suffering
- Caregiving
- Isbn
- 9780520287235
- Label
- A passion for society : how we think about human suffering
- Title
- A passion for society
- Title remainder
- how we think about human suffering
- Statement of responsibility
- Iain Wilkinson and Arthur Kleinman
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "What is the meaning of human suffering for society? How has this meaning changed from the past to the present? In what ways does "the problem of suffering" serve to inspire us to act with care for others? How does our response to suffering reveal the moral state of our humanity and our social condition? In this trenchant work, Arthur Kleinman--a renowned figure in medical anthropology--and Iain Wilkinson, an award-winning sociologist, team up to offer some answers to these profound questions. A Passion for Society investigates the historical development and current condition of social science with a focus on how this development has been shaped in response to problems of social suffering. Following a line of criticism offered by key social theorists and cultural commentators who themselves were unhappy with the professionalization of social science, Wilkinson and Kleinman provide a critical commentary on how studies of human social life have moved from an original concern with social suffering and its amelioration to dispassionate inquiries. The authors demonstrate how social care is revitalizing and remaking the discipline of social science, and they examine the potential for achieving social understanding though a moral commitment to the practice of care. In this deeply considered work, Wilkinson and Kleinman argue for an engaged social science that connects critical thought with social action, that seeks to learn through caregiving, and that operates with a commitment to establish and sustain humane forms of society"--Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- CU-S/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1969-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Wilkinson, Iain
- Dewey number
- 155.9/3
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- BF789.S8
- LC item number
- W476 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Kleinman, Arthur
- Series statement
- California series in public anthropology
- Series volume
- 35
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Suffering
- Stress, Psychological
- Pain
- Sufrimiento
- Sufrimiento
- Antropología cultural y social
- Suffering
- Label
- A passion for society : how we think about human suffering, Iain Wilkinson and Arthur Kleinman
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The origins of social suffering -- In division and denial -- A broken recovery -- Learning from Weber -- The praxis of social suffering -- Caregiving
- Control code
- ocn909320239
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xiv, 304 pages
- Isbn
- 9780520287235
- Lccn
- 2015035014
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other control number
- 40025553160
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780520287235
- (OCoLC)909320239
- Label
- A passion for society : how we think about human suffering, Iain Wilkinson and Arthur Kleinman
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The origins of social suffering -- In division and denial -- A broken recovery -- Learning from Weber -- The praxis of social suffering -- Caregiving
- Control code
- ocn909320239
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xiv, 304 pages
- Isbn
- 9780520287235
- Lccn
- 2015035014
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other control number
- 40025553160
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780520287235
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