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Cultures of Optimism: The Institutional Promotion of Hope Oliver Bennett
Cultures of Optimism: The Institutional Promotion of Hope
Oliver Bennett
What are the functions of optimism in modern societies? How is hope culturally transmitted? What values and attitudes does it reflect? This book explores how and why powerful institutions propagate 'cultures of optimism' in different domains, such as politics, work, the family, religion and psychotherapy.
248 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | January 2, 2015 |
| ISBN13 | 9781137484802 |
| Publishers | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Pages | 231 |
| Dimensions | 140 × 216 × 14 mm · 453 g |
| Language | English |