Bøker av Ole Jacob Madsen

I denne boken viser psykolog og filosof Ole Jacob Madsen hvordan psyke og identitet påvirkes av teknologiske, institusjonelle og historiske endringer. Et underliggende tema i mange av tekstene er å vise hvordan psykisk helse og uhelse henger sammen med samtidskulturen og samfunnstrender. Forfatteren viser hvordan spørsmål som ofte overlates til eksperter som psykologer og leger, også berører menneskesyn, verdsetting og politiske ideologier, og derfor også bør være gjenstand for offentlig innsyn og demokratisk debatt.I Helsestasjonismen og andre essays har Madsen samlet noen av tekstene han har publisert i tidsskrifter og aviser de siste tiårene. Sammen med en nyskrevet innledning er de samlet under temaene psykologi, selvhjelp, ideologi, mannskrisen, klimakrisen, ungdom og teknologi.

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.

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.

"This work is an adaption and translation of a previously published work in Norwegian: "Det er innover vi mea gea" - en kulturpsykologisk studie av selvhjelp, [published in] 2014 by Universitetsforlaget."