{"product_id":"why-do-we-hurt-ourselves-understanding-self-harm-in-social-life-hardback-9780253036391","title":"Why Do We Hurt Ourselves?; Understanding Self-Harm in Social Life (Hardback) 9780253036391","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWhy Do We Hurt Ourselves?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eUnderstanding Self-Harm in Social Life\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBaptiste Brossard (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253036391\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 14 June 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e210 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2 cm, 0.417 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Recommended.\"—\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy does an estimated 5% of the general population intentionally and repeatedly hurt themselves? What are the reasons certain people resort to self-injury as a way to manage their daily lives? In \u003ci\u003eWhy Do We Hurt Ourselves\u003c\/i\u003e, sociologist Baptiste Brossard draws on a five-year survey of self-injurers and suggests that the answers can be traced to social, more than personal, causes. Self-injury is not a matter of disturbed individuals resorting to hurting themselves in the face of individual weaknesses and difficulties. Rather, self-injury is the reaction of individuals to the tensions that compose, day after day, the tumultuousness of their social life and position. Self-harm is a practice that people use to self-control and maintain order—to calm down, or to avoid \"going haywire\" or \"breaking everything.\" More broadly, through this research Brossard works to develop a perspective on the contemporary social world at large, exploring quests for self-control in modern Western societies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part One: A Practice of Self-Control\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The First Time\u003cbr\u003e 2. Towards a Feeling of Dependence\u003cbr\u003e 3. Talking about Self-Injury?\u003cbr\u003e 4. Quitting\u003cbr\u003e 5. Self-Injury on a Regular Basis\u003cbr\u003e 6. On the Manners to Self-Injure\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Maintaining the Order\u003cbr\u003e Part Two: A Social Positioning Practice\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Staging of Discretion\u003cbr\u003e 8. At the Origin of \"Relational Problems\"\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Existential Crisis\u003cbr\u003e 10. What Gender Represents\u003cbr\u003e 11. What Some Events Imply\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: A Relational Map of Self-Injury\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: A Self-Controlled Youth\u003cbr\u003e Endnotes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52525143294232,"sku":"9780253036391","price":49.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/why-do-we-hurt-ourselves-understanding-self-harm-in-social-life-hardback-9780253036391","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}