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- How mindfulness came to be regarded as a psychological support, an ethical practice and a component of public policy Mindfulness seems to be everywhere--in popular culture, in therapeutic practice, even in policy discussions.
- About the Author: Joanna Cook is a Reader in Medical Anthropology at University College London.
- 216 Pages
- Psychology, Mental Health
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About the Book
"In this book an anthropologist explores how the widespread shift in popular understandings of mental health have led to the embrace of "mindfulness" as both a form of preventative healthcare and as an ethical practice"--Book Synopsis
How mindfulness came to be regarded as a psychological support, an ethical practice and a component of public policy
Mindfulness seems to be everywhere--in popular culture, in therapeutic practice, even in policy discussions. How did mindfulness, an awareness training practice with roots in Buddhism, come to be viewed as a solution to problems that range from depression and anxiety to criminal recidivism? If mindfulness is the answer, asks Joanna Cook, what is the question? In Making a Mindful Nation, Cook uses the lens of mindfulness to show how cultivating a relationship with the mind is now central to the ways people envision mental health. Drawing on long-term fieldwork with patients, therapists, members of Parliament and political advocates in Britain, Cook explores how the logics of preventive mental healthcare are incorporated into people's relationships with themselves, therapeutic interventions, structures of governance and political campaigns. Cook observed mindfulness courses for people suffering from recurrent depression and anxiety, postgraduate courses for mindfulness-based therapists, parliamentarians' mindfulness practice and political advocacy for mindfulness in public policy. She develops her theoretical argument through intimate and in-depth stories about people's lives and their efforts to navigate the world--whether these involve struggles with mental health or contributions to evolving political agendas. In doing so, Cook offers important insights into the social processes by which mental health is lived, the normative values that inform it and the practices of self-cultivation by which it is addressed.Review Quotes
"[A] rewarding read, rich in ethnographic detail and theoretical insights into the interplay between self, ethics, mind, and governmentality."---Pavelx Horák, Religious Studies Review
About the Author
Joanna Cook is a Reader in Medical Anthropology at University College London. She is the author of Meditation in Modern Buddhism: Renunciation and Change in Thai Monastic Life and the coauthor of The State We're In: Reflecting on Democracy's Troubles and other books.Dimensions (Overall): 9.13 Inches (H) x 5.98 Inches (W) x .63 Inches (D)
Weight: .71 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 216
Genre: Psychology
Sub-Genre: Mental Health
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Joanna Cook
Language: English
Street Date: August 1, 2023
TCIN: 1006383464
UPC: 9780691244488
Item Number (DPCI): 247-25-7868
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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