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Barbara Ehrenreich's New York Times bestselling Bright-sided is a sharp-witted knockdown of America's love affair with positive thinking and an urgent call for a new commitment to realism
Americans are a "positive" people -- cheerful, optimistic, and upbeat: This is our reputation as well as our self-image. But more than a temperament, being positive is the key to getting success and prosperity. Or so we are told.
In this utterly original debunking, Barbara Ehrenreich confronts the false promises of positive thinking and shows its reach into every corner of American life, from Evangelical megachurches to the medical establishment, and, worst of all, to the business community, where the refusal to consider negative outcomes--like mortgage defaults--contributed directly to the current economic disaster. With the myth-busting powers for which she is acclaimed, Ehrenreich exposes the downside of positive thinking: personal self-blame and national denial. This is Ehrenreich at her provocative best--poking holes in conventional wisdom and faux science and ending with a call for existential clarity and courage.
Barbara Ehrenreich's New York Times bestselling Bright-sided is a sharp-witted knockdown of America's love affair with positive thinking and an urgent call for a new commitment to realism
Americans are a "positive" people -- cheerful, optimistic, and upbeat: This is our reputation as well as our self-image. But more than a temperament, being positive is the key to getting success and prosperity. Or so we are told.
In this utterly original debunking, Barbara Ehrenreich confronts the false promises of positive thinking and shows its reach into every corner of American life, from Evangelical megachurches to the medical establishment, and, worst of all, to the business community, where the refusal to consider negative outcomes--like mortgage defaults--contributed directly to the current economic disaster. With the myth-busting powers for which she is acclaimed, Ehrenreich exposes the downside of positive thinking: personal self-blame and national denial. This is Ehrenreich at her provocative best--poking holes in conventional wisdom and faux science and ending with a call for existential clarity and courage.
Introduction 1
Smile or Die: The Bright Side of Cancer 15
The Years of Magical Thinking 45
The Dark Roots of American Optimism 74
Motivating Business and the Business of Motivation 97
God Wants You to Be Rich 123
Positive Psychology: The Science of Happiness 147
How Positive Thinking Destroyed the Economy 177
Postscript on Post- Positive Thinking 195
Notes 207
Acknowledgments 223
Index 227
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Soziologie |
| Rubrik: | Wissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 256 |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9780312658854 |
| ISBN-10: | 0312658850 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Ehrenreich, Barbara |
| Hersteller: | Picador USA |
| Maße: | 209 x 140 x 20 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Barbara Ehrenreich |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 03.08.2010 |
| Gewicht: | 0,238 kg |
Introduction 1
Smile or Die: The Bright Side of Cancer 15
The Years of Magical Thinking 45
The Dark Roots of American Optimism 74
Motivating Business and the Business of Motivation 97
God Wants You to Be Rich 123
Positive Psychology: The Science of Happiness 147
How Positive Thinking Destroyed the Economy 177
Postscript on Post- Positive Thinking 195
Notes 207
Acknowledgments 223
Index 227
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Soziologie |
| Rubrik: | Wissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 256 |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9780312658854 |
| ISBN-10: | 0312658850 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Ehrenreich, Barbara |
| Hersteller: | Picador USA |
| Maße: | 209 x 140 x 20 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Barbara Ehrenreich |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 03.08.2010 |
| Gewicht: | 0,238 kg |
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