The mental health of societies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2357536 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeremy Seabrook |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 54-64 |
| Publication date | 2018-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Race & Class (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0306-3968 • E-ISSN: 1741-3125 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0306396817750797 |
| OpenAlex | W2784237383 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
It has been common to think that societies which become pathological and extreme are the responsibility of deranged leaders such as Hitler, Pol Pot, Kim Jong-Un or Saddam Hussein. In fact these are usually a reflection and symbol of deeper social disorders. This article considers the mental health of societies, and looks at the loss of equilibrium in what have liked to think of themselves as models for the rest of the world to follow. The advent of Trump has uncovered a profound crisis of faith in what the US represents; a crisis of loss of meaning, in its heartland, of an imperialism which has scattered and laid waste with impunity cultures and societies across the globe
Criminology · Development economics · Economics · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Faith · Globe · Human rights · Impunity · Meaning (existential · Mental health · Political economy · Political science · Psychiatry · Sociology · Symbol (formal · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Employment and Welfare Studies · Law · Medicine · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |