Disrupted Lives

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Disrupted Lives

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Author : Gay Becker
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2023-04-28

Disrupted Lives written by Gay Becker and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-28 with Social Science categories.

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. 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. Through vivid and poignant stories of people from different walks of life who experience different types of disruptions, Becker examines how people rework their ideas about themselves and their worlds, from the meaning of disruption to the meaning of life itself. Becker maintains that to understand disruption, we must also understand cultural definitions of normalcy. She questions what is normal for a family, for health, for womanhood and manhood, and for growing older. In the United States, where life is expected to be orderly and predictable, disruptions are particularly unsettling, she contends. And, while continuity in life is an illusion, it is an effective one because it organizes people's plans and expectations. Becker's phenomenological approach yields a rich, compelling, and entirely original narrative. Disrupted Lives acknowledges the central place of discontinuity in our existence at the same time as it breaks new ground in understanding the cultural dynamics that underpin life in the United States. FROM THE BOOK:"The doctor was blunt. He does not mince words. He did a [semen] analysis and he came back and said, 'This is devastatingly poor.' I didn't expect to hear that. It had never occurred to me. It was such a shock to my sense of self and to all these preconceptions of my manliness and virility and all of that. That was a very, very devastating moment and I was dumbfounded. . . . In that moment it totally changed the way that I thought of myself." This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1998. 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. In the first book to examine disruption in American life from a cultural rather than a

Disrupted Lives

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Author : Gay Becker
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2023-04-28

Disrupted Lives written by Gay Becker and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-28 with Social Science categories.

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. 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. Through vivid and poignant stories of people from different walks of life who experience different types of disruptions, Becker examines how people rework their ideas about themselves and their worlds, from the meaning of disruption to the meaning of life itself. Becker maintains that to understand disruption, we must also understand cultural definitions of normalcy. She questions what is normal for a family, for health, for womanhood and manhood, and for growing older. In the United States, where life is expected to be orderly and predictable, disruptions are particularly unsettling, she contends. And, while continuity in life is an illusion, it is an effective one because it organizes people's plans and expectations. Becker's phenomenological approach yields a rich, compelling, and entirely original narrative. Disrupted Lives acknowledges the central place of discontinuity in our existence at the same time as it breaks new ground in understanding the cultural dynamics that underpin life in the United States. FROM THE BOOK:"The doctor was blunt. He does not mince words. He did a [semen] analysis and he came back and said, 'This is devastatingly poor.' I didn't expect to hear that. It had never occurred to me. It was such a shock to my sense of self and to all these preconceptions of my manliness and virility and all of that. That was a very, very devastating moment and I was dumbfounded. . . . In that moment it totally changed the way that I thought of myself." 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. In the first book to examine disruption in American life from a cultural rather than a

Disrupted Bodies

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Author : Seline Szkupinski Quiroga
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002

Disrupted Bodies written by Seline Szkupinski Quiroga and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with categories.

A New English Dictionary On Historical Principles

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1897

A New English Dictionary On Historical Principles written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1897 with categories.

Life In Limbo

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Author : Judy Zitske
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1980

Life In Limbo written by Judy Zitske and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with Developmentally disabled categories.

A Complete History Of The Life And Trial Of Charles Julius Guiteau Assassin Of President Garfield

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Author : Henry Gillespie Hayes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1882

A Complete History Of The Life And Trial Of Charles Julius Guiteau Assassin Of President Garfield written by Henry Gillespie Hayes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1882 with Assassins categories.

Journal Of The Museum Of New Mexico The Archaeological Society Of New Mexico The Santa Fe Society Of The Archaeological Institute Of America

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Author : Bruce T. Ellis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974

Journal Of The Museum Of New Mexico The Archaeological Society Of New Mexico The Santa Fe Society Of The Archaeological Institute Of America written by Bruce T. Ellis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Archaeology categories.

Environmental And Natural Resource Management In Developing Countries Report

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Author : United States. Agency for International Development
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979

Environmental And Natural Resource Management In Developing Countries Report written by United States. Agency for International Development and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Environmental policy categories.

The Parliamentary Debates Hansard

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Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001

The Parliamentary Debates Hansard written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Great Britain categories.

Jewish Post War Problems

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Author : American Jewish Committee. Research Institute on Peace and Post-War Problems
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1943

Jewish Post War Problems written by American Jewish Committee. Research Institute on Peace and Post-War Problems and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1943 with Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) categories.