Seeing others : how to redefine worth in a divided world
Lamont, Michele2025
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How do we measure our self-worth? For many of us, it signifies accomplishment, self-reliance, and wealth. Decades of neoliberalism have driven our definition of success. Yet, as we have amassed more achievements, we have been overwhelmed and overworked in a world of growing inequality. Should we start judging others, and ourselves, differently? Acclaimed sociologist Michè€le Lamont argues that it is time to move our focus from having to being. We will only heal ourselves by the power of recognition: by rendering others visible and valued. By drawing on nearly forty years of research and interviews, as well as new interviews with Gen Z, change agents, and cultural icons who intentionally practice and promote recognition, she shows how new narratives are essential to shifting our metrics of success to focus on respect and dignity.
Main title:
Seeing others : how to redefine worth in a divided world / Michele Lamont.
Author:
Lamont, Michele, author
Imprint:
London : Penguin Books, 2025.
Collation:
272 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: New York: One Signal Publishers/Atria, 2023.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780141993225 (pbk)
Dewey class:
302.5
LC class:
HM821
Local class:
302.5
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
4246959
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