Shades of Loneliness: Pathologies of a Technological Society (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780742530034)

In this incisive and controversial book, Richard Stivers rejects genetic explanations of psychological problems, arguing instead that the very organization of technological societies is behind the pervasive experience of loneliness. In its extreme form, loneliness assumes pathological dimensions in neurosis and schizophrenia, which reflect the contradiction between power and meaninglessness that characterizes modern life. Loneliness, in its many manifestations, seems to be the price we must pay for living in a technological world. Yet nurturing family, friend, and community ties can mitigate its culturally and psychologically disorganizing power. This book is a clarion call for a renewal of moral awareness and custom to combat the fragmentation and depersonalization of our technological civilization.

Author: Richard Stivers
ISBN-10: 0742530035
ISBN-13: 9780742530034
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Language: English
Published: 02/09/2004
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 8.46h x 5.58w x 0.51d