Disrupted Lives

Disrupted Lives
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 279
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ISBN-10 : 9780520209145
ISBN-13 : 0520209141
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Book Synopsis Disrupted Lives by : Gaylene Becker

Download or read book Disrupted Lives written by Gaylene Becker and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our lives are full of disruptions, from the minor - a flat tire, an unexpected phone call - to the fateful - a diagnosis of infertility, an illness, the death of a loved one. And the ways in which we come to understand and cope with these disruptions can say as much about our cultural heritage as they say about us as individuals. In the first book to examine disruption in American life from a cultural rather than a psychological perspective, Gay Becker follows hundreds of people to find out what they do after something unexpected occurs. Starting with bodily distress, she shows how individuals recount experiences of disruption metaphorically, drawing on important cultural themes to help them reestablish order and continuity in their lives.


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