Ole Madsen; Ulrich Berger; Charles Møller; Astrid Heidemann Lassen; Brian Vejrum Waehrens; Casper Schou Springer International Publishing AG (2022) Kovakantinen kirja
Ole Madsen; Ulrich Berger; Charles Møller; Astrid Heidemann Lassen; Brian Vejrum Waehrens; Casper Schou Springer International Publishing AG (2023) Pehmeäkantinen kirja
Jan Stentoft; Ram Narasimhan; Chee Yew Wong; Thomas Johnsen; Kannan Govindan; Ole Stegmann Mikkelsen; Erik Skov Madsen University Press of Southern Denmark (2019) Pehmeäkantinen kirja
In this book, Professor Ole Jacob Madsen analyses the implications of Scandinavia's current concern for the mental health problems of adolescents, said to be struggling in the face of increasing demands for achievement and success. It critically examines our understanding of this so-called “achievement generation”, questioning whether today’s youth are really worse off than previous generations and how we have come to believe that this is so.
The author’s wide-ranging investigation draws on a large body of research, as well as considering socio-political, historical and regional factors that might be affecting the resilience and mental health among young people. It also provides original psycholinguistic studies of popular media concepts associated with these issues including: “the achievement generation”, “pathological perfection” and “the good girl syndrome”.
Deconstructing Scandinavia’s “Achievement Generation” presents an engaging contribution to key debates around therapeutic culture and society in the 21st century. It will appeal to students and scholars of critical and social psychology, sociology, anthropology, philosophy; as well as to those working in education, social work and mental health.
