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Poverty and precarity have gained a new societal and political presence in the twenty-first century's advanced economies. This is reflected in cultural production, which this book discusses for a wide range of media and genres from the novel to reality television. With a focus on Britain, its chapters divide their attention between current representations of poverty and important earlier narratives that have retained significant relevance today.The book's contributions discuss the representation of social suffering with attention to agencies of enunciation, ethical implications of 'voice' and 'listening', limits of narratability, the pitfalls of sensationalism, voyeurism and sentimentalism, potentials and restrictions inherent in specific representational techniques, modes and genres; cultural markets for poverty and precarity. Overall, the book suggests that analysis of poverty narratives requires an intersection of theoretical reflection and a close reading of texts.
Poverty in literature --- Social problems in literature --- English fiction --- English literature --- History and criticism --- Poverty. --- literature, precarity, social suffering.
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What does human suffering mean for society? And how has this meaning changed from the past to the present? In what ways does "the problem of suffering" serve to inspire us to care for others? How does our response to suffering reveal our moral and social conditions? In this trenchant work, Arthur Kleinman-a renowned figure in medical anthropology-and Iain Wilkinson, an award-winning sociologist, team up to offer some answers to these profound questions. A Passion for Society investigates the historical development and current state of social science with a focus on how this development has been shaped in response to problems of social suffering. Following a line of criticism offered by key social theorists and cultural commentators who themselves were unhappy with the professionalization of social science, Wilkinson and Kleinman provide a critical commentary on how studies of society have moved from an original concern with social suffering and its amelioration to dispassionate inquiries. The authors demonstrate how social action through caring for others is revitalizing and remaking the discipline of social science, and they examine the potential for achieving greater understanding though a moral commitment to the practice of care for others. In this deeply considered work, Wilkinson and Kleinman argue for an engaged social science that connects critical thought with social action, that seeks to learn through caregiving, and that operates with a commitment to establish and sustain humane forms of society.
Suffering --- Stress, Psychological. --- Affliction --- Masochism --- Pain --- Social aspects. --- Suffering - Social aspects. --- caregiving. --- history of suffering. --- human misery. --- human suffering. --- humanitarian actions for suffering. --- institutionalized suffering. --- medical anthropology. --- praxis of social suffering. --- professionalization of social science. --- recovery from suffering. --- social activism for carers. --- social justice and suffering. --- social science. --- social suffering. --- social theory. --- sociology. --- suffering. --- surviving mass violence. --- surviving suffering. --- value neutral social science. --- witnesses to suffering.
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"I'm not perfect," Mateo confessed. "Nobody is. But I try." Secure the Soul shuttles between the life of Mateo, a born-again ex-gang member in Guatemala and the gang prevention programs that work so hard to keep him alive. Along the way, this poignantly written ethnography uncovers the Christian underpinnings of Central American security. In the streets of Guatemala City-amid angry lynch mobs, overcrowded prisons, and paramilitary death squads-millions of dollars empower church missions, faith-based programs, and seemingly secular security projects to prevent gang violence through the practice of Christian piety. With Guatemala increasingly defined by both God and gangs, Secure the Soul details an emerging strategy of geopolitical significance: regional security by way of good Christian living.
Gang prevention --- Church and social problems --- Christianity and social problems --- Social problems and Christianity --- Social problems and the church --- Social problems --- Gang intervention --- Gangs --- Intervention, Gang --- Prevention of gangs --- Crime prevention --- Prevention --- Gang prevention -- Guatemala -- Guatemala. --- Church and social problems -- Guatemala -- Guatemala. --- anthropology. --- born again. --- central america. --- central american security. --- christian piety. --- christianity. --- church missions. --- crime. --- criminology. --- death squads. --- ethnographic research. --- ex gang member. --- faith based programs. --- gang prevention programs. --- gang violence. --- gangs. --- geopolitical. --- god and religion. --- good christian living. --- governmentality. --- guatemala. --- incarceration. --- life and death. --- lynch mobs. --- overcrowded prisons. --- redemption. --- regional security. --- religion. --- religious influences. --- secular security projects. --- social suffering. --- spiritual.
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