Book chapter
Clinical Sociology and the Art of Peace Promotion: Earning a World without War
USING SOCIOLOGY, pp.325-345
01 Jan 2002
Abstract
Looks at the role of clinical sociology in promoting peace in the world. It is noted that the world is experiencing deepening poverty, chronic human rights violations, & an escalation of ethnic wars, in spite of advances in literacy, sanitation, health, & education, as well as an increase in the UN peacekeeping staff from 9 persons in 1989 to 400+ in 2001. The critical urgency of peace-promoting activities is stressed, & it is maintained that making gains in global peacekeeping requires the cultivation of new ideas about such things as role reversal, "off-the-wall possibilities," bottom lines, & anticipatory notions. Peace-aiding roles assumed by sociological therapists include cultural translator; peace publicist; assessor of novel ideas; defender of the language; thoughtful advocate; peace scholar; war-exposing historian; & peace-promoting futurist. Each position is discussed in depth, & it is concluded that clinical sociologists are playing a key role in securing, enlarging, & enriching peace. 71 References. J. Lindroth
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- Title
- Clinical Sociology and the Art of Peace Promotion: Earning a World without War
- Creators
- Arthur Shostak
- Publication Details
- USING SOCIOLOGY, pp.325-345
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Sociology; Culture and Communication [Historical]
- Identifiers
- 991020705359004721