UID:
almahu_9949865962702882
Format:
1 online resource (vii, 269 pages)
ISBN:
9781351000291
,
1351000292
Content:
Work, Love, and Learning in Utopia breathes new life into the age-old human preoccupation with how to create a happier society. With a fascinating mix of research from cross-cultural psychology, macro history, and evolutionary biology, the book gives new credibility to the advocacy of radical equality. The author, a psychological anthropologist, argues that the negative emotions of sadness, anger, and fear evolved in tandem with hierarchy, while happiness evolved separately and in connection to prosociality and compassion. The book covers a wide range of human concerns, from economics and education, to media and communication, to gender and sexuality. It breaks new boundaries with its scope, arguing that equality of love is as important and possible as is economic equality. Its argument is provocative yet practical, and each chapter ends with concrete proposals that invite dialogue with any student of policy. Written in an easily accessible style, this book will appeal to anyone who has ever puzzled over how our social world could be remade. In particular, it will be very useful to students and scholars of anthropology, sociology, and psychology.
Note:
New hope for utopian equality, based upon research from the social sciences and biology -- Equality of gender, sexuality and love -- Inclusive communities and new solidarities -- Work in utopia -- Communicating with sincerity and compassion -- The intrinsic pleasures and purposes of learning -- Politics in egalitarian society -- Utopia's solutions to universal psychological dilemmas.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Work, love, and learning in utopia London ; Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019. ISBN 9781138549494 (hbk)
Language:
English
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781351000314
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