Cultures of Optimism : The Institutional Promotion of Hope
ISBN: 9781137484819
Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / Palgrave Macmillan UK
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Subjects: Psychology; Philosophy;

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.

Oliver Bennett is the author of Cultural Pessimism: Narratives of Decline in the Postmodern World. He is Professor of Cultural Policy at the University of Warwick and founding editor of the International Journal of Cultural Policy.

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