{"product_id":"a-passion-for-society-how-we-think-about-human-suffering-volume-35-9780520287235","title":"A Passion for Society: How We Think about Human Suffering Volume 35","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Passion for Society\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-2369565\"\u003eIain Wilkinson\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11979591\"\u003eArthur Kleinman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/26\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520287235\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520287231\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC002010\"\u003eAnthropology | Cultural \u0026amp; Social\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PSY\"\u003ePsychology\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PSY036000\"\u003eMental Health\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eIain Wilkinson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is Reader in Sociology at the School of Social Policy, Sociology, and Social Research at the University of Kent. He is author of \u003ci\u003eRisk\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVulnerability and Everyday Life, Suffering: A Sociological Introduction, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAnxiety in a Risk Society.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eArthur Kleinman \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis a psychiatrist and Esther and Sidney Rabb Professor of Medical Anthropology and Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard University. He currently serves as Director of the Harvard University Asia Center. He is author of \u003ci\u003eThe Illness Narratives\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhat Really Matters, \u003c\/i\u003e coauthor of \u003ci\u003eReimagining Global Health, \u003c\/i\u003eand coeditor of \u003ci\u003eSocial Suffering, \u003c\/i\u003eto name a few of the other books he has written or edited.","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44296994062573,"sku":"9780520287235","price":49.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_1452be65-8ed0-4896-b7bb-d6ebc69ef235.jpg?v=1697217318","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/a-passion-for-society-how-we-think-about-human-suffering-volume-35-9780520287235","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}