Fractured Society : Causes, Effects and Resolutions / Hugh Roberts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roberts, Hugh, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Difference (Psychology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (203 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : i2i Publishing, 2024.

Summary:

Scanning across half a century, Fractured Society...Causes, Effects and Resolutions looks at how human relations have been coming apart psychologically, summarised by the widespread failure to understand each other. Young people seem more stressed than others, while politics are now more polarised than for a long time past. Wherever you look, at gender relations, the working environment, responses to traumatic events and how people relate to their sense of place - whether positively or negatively - there are profound tensions around how we interact with each other. _x000D_But maybe all is not lost! Hugh Roberts examines how every situation can look different in context, applying lessons learned from many years working internationally across diverse cultures and value systems. He proposes a fresh approach to relationship building, based on empathy and understanding of individual agendas. COVID-19 brought communities a renewed sense of collective purpose with digital communication proving v.

Contents:

Cover

Front Matter

Title Page

Publisher Information

About the Author

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Fractured Society

Prologue: Fracture Alert

1: Youth Under Stress

2: Polarised Politics

3: Gender Wars from Spare Rib to #MeToo

4: Office Interactions

5: Coping with Trauma

6: Homeland Loves and Hates

7: Judgement in Context

8: Learning from Cultural Diversity

9: Meeting People Halfway

10: Getting Along with Nearly Everybody

Epilogue: CV19 – An Opportunity Generated by AI.

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ISBN:

0-7223-5497-5

0-7223-5496-7

OCLC:

1445895320