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Brossard, Baptiste

 
9780253036391: Why Do We Hurt Ourselves?: Understanding Self-Harm in Social Life
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ISBN 10 : 0253036399 ISBN 13 : 9780253036391
Editeur : Indiana University Press, 2018

Synopsis

Why does an estimated 5% of the general population intentionally and repeatedly hurt themselves? What are the reasons certain people resort to self-injury as a way to manage their daily lives? In Why Do We Hurt Ourselves, sociologist Baptiste Brossard draws on a five-year survey of self-injurers and suggests that the answers can be traced to social, more than personal, causes. Self-injury is not a matter of disturbed individuals resorting to hurting themselves in the face of individual weaknesses and difficulties. Rather, self-injury is the reaction of individuals to the tensions that compose, day after day, the tumultuousness of their social life and position. Self-harm is a practice that people use to self-control and maintain order--to calm down, or to avoid "going haywire" or "breaking everything." More broadly, through this research Brossard works to develop a perspective on the contemporary social world at large, exploring quests for self-control in modern Western societies.

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À propos de l'auteur

Baptiste Brossard, a French sociologist, is Lecturer at the Australian National University.

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Éditeur
Indiana University Press
Date d'édition
2018
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0253036399
ISBN 13 
9780253036391
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
210
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