{"product_id":"why-do-we-hurt-ourselves-understanding-self-harm-in-social-life-9780253036407","title":"Why Do We Hurt Ourselves?: Understanding Self-Harm in Social Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Baptiste Brossard\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Indiana University Press (Ips)\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Indiana University Press (Ips)\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Sociology - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy does an estimated 5% of the general population intentionally and repeatedly hurt themselves? What are the reasons certain people resort to self-injury as a way to manage their daily lives? In \u003cem\u003eWhy Do We Hurt Ourselves\u003c\/em\u003e, sociologist Baptiste Brossard draws on a five-year survey of self-injurers and suggests that the answers can be traced to social, more than personal, causes. Self-injury is not a matter of disturbed individuals resorting to hurting themselves in the face of individual weaknesses and difficulties. Rather, self-injury is the reaction of individuals to the tensions that compose, day after day, the tumultuousness of their social life and position. Self-harm is a practice that people use to self-control and maintain order--to calm down, or to avoid \"going haywire\" or \"breaking everything.\" More broadly, through this research Brossard works to develop a perspective on the contemporary social world at large, exploring quests for self-control in modern Western societies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46481287348375,"sku":"9780253036407","price":2322.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780253036407.jpg?v=1766312130","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/why-do-we-hurt-ourselves-understanding-self-harm-in-social-life-9780253036407","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}