Cohen, Stanley
States of Denial: Knowing About Atrocities and Suffering
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- ISBN 13:
- 9780745623924
- author:
- Cohen, Stanley
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Polity Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2000
- Pages:
- 360
- Dimensions:
- 22.91 x 15.24 x 2.67 centimetres
- Genre:
- Behavioural theory (Behaviourism)
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Stanley Cohen explores how we avoid confronting uncomfortable realities, from personal struggles to global atrocities. This comprehensive study examines the ways in which individuals and organizations deny or evade uncomfortable truths.
Cohen delves into clinical studies of depression, media images of suffering, and explanations for bystander apathy and compassion fatigue. He shows how organized atrocities are often denied by perpetrators and bystanders alike, highlighting the complex nature of denial.
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