Deconstructing Scandinavia's "Achievement Generation": A Youth Mental Health Crisis? (1st ed. 2021)

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In this book, Professor Ole Jacob Madsen analyses the implications of Scandinavia's current concern for the mental health problems of adolescents, said to be struggling in the face of increasing demands for achievement and success. It critically examines our understanding of this so-called “achievement generation”, questioning whether today’s youth are really worse off than previous generations and how we have come to believe that this is so. The author’s wide-ranging investigation draws on a large body of research, as well as considering socio-political, historical and regional factors that might be affecting the resilience and mental health among young people. It also provides original psycholinguistic studies of popular media concepts associated with these issues including: “the achievement generation”, “pathological perfection” and “the good girl syndrome”. Deconstructing Scandinavia’s “Achievement Generation” presents an engaging contribution to key debates around therapeutic culture and society in the 21st century. It will appeal to students and scholars of critical and social psychology, sociology, anthropology, philosophy; as well as to those working in education, social work and mental health.
Copyright:
2021

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ISBN-13:
9783030725556
Related ISBNs:
9783030725549
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing
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No
Language:
English
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Categories:
Nonfiction, Psychology, Education, Social Studies, Medicine, Sociology
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This is a copyrighted book.
Translator:
Diane Oatley

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