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" Cultures of optimism : "
Oliver Bennett.
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BL
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724681
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b544400
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Oliver Bennett.
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Cultures of optimism : : the institutional promotion of hope\ Oliver Bennett.
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Basingstoke Hampshire ; New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015
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1137484810
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: 9781137484819
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1. The Optimism Imperative --;2. Optimistic Democracy: The Politics of Hope --;3. Optimism at Work --;4. Great Expectations: Parenting, Optimism and the Child --;5. Models of Salvation: Religion, Eschatology and Hope --;6. Optimism and the Self: From Mind-Cure to Psychotherapy --;7. Culture(s) of Optimism.
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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.
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Hope.
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Optimism -- Political aspects.
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Optimism -- Social aspects.
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BJ1477.O458 2015
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Oliver Bennett
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