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050 00 $aBF789.S8$bW476 2016
082 00 $a155.9/3$223
100 1 $aWilkinson, Iain,$d1969-$eauthor.
245 12 $aA passion for society :$bhow we think about human suffering /$cIain Wilkinson and Arthur Kleinman.
263 $a1601
264 1 $aOakland, California :$bUniversity of California Press,$c[2016]
300 $apages cm.
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
490 1 $aCalifornia series in public anthropology ;$v35
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aThe origins of social suffering -- In division and denial -- A broken recovery -- Learning from Weber -- The praxis of social suffering -- Caregiving.
520 $a"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.
650 0 $aSuffering$xSocial aspects.
700 1 $aKleinman, Arthur,$eauthor.
830 0 $aCalifornia series in public anthropology ;$v35.