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Using evidence from anthropology, neuroscience, psychiatry, analytical psychology and evolutionary biology, within this book Dr Erik Goodwyn explores the current cultural psyche, and how elements of modern society are contributing to the current loneliness epidemic.
List of contents
1. Can Culture Be Toxic? 2. The Social Instincts 3. Hyper-Individualism 4. Changes in Family Structure 5. Spirituality 6. Nature Deficiency 7. Education and Mass Media Effects 8. The Achievement-Based Value System 9. Modern Culture and Its Addictions 10. Intimations of a Cure 11. Tribalism—The Dose Makes the Poison 12. The Meaning-Making Organ 13. The Quest for Sustenance
About the author
Erik Goodwyn, MD, is Clinical Faculty with the Billings Clinic, part of the WWAMI University of Washington School of Medicine—Billings Montana affiliate, Department of Psychiatry and part of the adjunct faculty for both the University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky. He has authored numerous publications in the field of consciousness studies, Jungian psychology, neuroscience, mythology, philosophy, anthropology, and the psychology of religion. www.erikgoodwyn.com
Summary
Using evidence from anthropology, neuroscience, psychiatry, analytical psychology and evolutionary biology, within this book Dr Erik Goodwyn explores the current cultural psyche, and how elements of modern society are contributing to the current loneliness epidemic.
