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This study explores the powerful influence of therapeutic imperative in Anglo-American societies where nearly every sphere of life has become subject to a new emotional culture. It suggests that the cultural turn toward the realm of the emotions coincides with a radical redefinition of personhood.

Modern zamanlarda anne babalar, cocuklari daha emeklemeye basladiginda, onlara uygun üretilmis programlari uygulamaya basliyor. Buna asiri anne-babalik deniyor. Asiri kaygili, cocugunun üzerine fazlaca düsen ve sinirlari belli uzmanlarca cizilmis projelere göre davranan anne-babalar, aslinda farkinda olmadan cocuklarinin hayatini karartabiliyor. Frank Füredinin tüm dünyada en cok satanlar listesinde bulunan bu eser, proje cocugu yetistirmenin ...

Who is in authority?' is a question we can no longer answer with confidence. This history of authority explains why.

Who is in authority?' is a question we can no longer answer with confidence. This history of authority explains why.

Despite the democratisation of public life, society is dominated by a culture which not only tolerates but actually encourages intolerance.

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Furedi argues that the traditional terms "left" and "right" have been both distorted and proved inadequate by a number of developments, notably the Cold War, the Culture Wars and (as he's shown in previous books) the prevalance of risk-adverse managerialism. The result is a politics (both big P and little p) that fails to take humans seriously as humans and which, necessarily, evades discussion of right and wrong. Furedi shows that the single ...

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Bambini di nove o dieci anni affermano di sentirsi "stressati" e spesso viene loro diagnosticato uno stato di depressione o di trauma. Delusioni quotidiane - un rifiuto, un insuccesso, il sentirsi ignorati - vengono visti come una minaccia all'autostima. Sempre più si incoraggiano le persone a vedersi come impotenti e insicure e a esternare la propria fragilità interiore. Esempi estremi li vediamo sullo schermo televisivo negli innumerevoli re...

An eclectic and original history of reading from an eminent social historian.

Argues that the greater danger in our culture is the tendency to fear achievements representing a more constructive side of humanity. This work relates the author's thinking on the sociology of fear to the thought of earlier thinkers such as Darwin and Fred and to the sociological tradition of Durkheim, C Wright Mills, Anthony Giddens and others.

Furedi turns his attention to the education system, skilfully analysing current processes and providing a way forward.>

We air our feelings and dirty laundry on television talk shows. Many Americans rely on advice from a therapist to get them through daily crises and boost our self-esteem. The news media constantly relays stories of people "at risk." And our lunch conversations are sprinkled with the phrases "scarred for life, " "emotionally fragile, " and "How did I get here." Frank Furedi, author of the critically acclaimed "Paranoid Parenting, " turns his sh...

Subtitled, "Why Ignoring The Experts May Be Best For Your Child". Everyday, we are told that children's health, safety and welfare is at risk, from cots to public parks. Based on psychological research and dozens of interviews, this book bolsters confidence, and also explains why raising children today is harder than ever before.

Continuing his investigation into the very substance of terrorism in both Britain and America, respected social commentator Frank Furedi deals head-on with the difficult issue of how society responds to acts of terrorism in its midst. By suggesting that our greatest concern should be not what terrorists do but our reaction to it, Furedi argues that by changing the way we engage with terrorism, we can diminish the impact of this threat.

Frank Furedi's claim that the social attitude of the West inadvertently invites acts of terrorism is an unsettling thought, but one that must be addressed in open discussion. He argues that what we really need to worry about is not what terrorist do, but our reaction to it. >

A refreshing counterpoint to silly Westen nostrums that various malefactors in the Third World constitute the new enemy' Foreign Affairs

Furedi finds a disturbingly deep conservative agenda stifling the experimental and new ideas around the studying of history.