Full Description
It seems clear that many formerly stable societies in wealthy developed countries appear to be falling into an apparent state of 'permacrisis' accompanied by an increasingly angry and irrational social and political culture that is undermining the peace and stability of our societies and democratic institutions, from the local to the global.
Applying an original biosocial approach (the social map), and drawing on ideas and evidence from sociology, history and political economy, to psychology, neuroscience and epigenetics, John Bone argues that conditions in our turbocapitalist and increasingly estranged, media dominated societies have created a toxic environment, deeply damaging to our mental and physical health. As well as shedding new light on our current troubles, Bone also outlines why this leaves us ill prepared to deal with two of the greatest challenges confronting humanity: the rise of AI and automation and how we deal with climate change.
Contents
Introduction: The New Age of Angst
PART I: Being Human in an Evolving World
1. Who Are We and Why Does It Matter?
2. The Long Road to Modernity
3. From Golden Age to Golden Age?
PART II: Derailing the Modern Project
4. The Neoliberal 'Dawn': Mont Pelerin, Fear of Socialism and the Backlash of Privilege
5. Financial Alchemy and Economic Crises
6. Globalization, the 'New' Labour Market, AI and the 4th Industrial Revolution
7. Marketized Housing: An Insecure Base
8. Consumerism, Community and Media
PART III: Permacrises
9. The Climate Emergency and Neoliberal Nihilism
10. Inequality, Insecurity and Minding the Gap
11. Populism and the Politics of Primalization
12. Public Issues as Personal Troubles: Individualizing Risk and the Health Costs of Turbocapitalism
Conclusion: Where to Now?
