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Title: Broken Dreams: An intimate history of the midlife crisis
Author: JACKSON MARK
Illustrator: 9 ILLUSTRATIONS
Format: HARDCOVER
Publication date: 01/08/2021
Imprint: REAKTION
Price: $40.00
Publishing status: Active
The midlife crisis has become a cliche in modern society. Since the mid-twentieth century, the term has been used to explain infidelity in middle-aged men, disillusionment with personal achievements, the pain and sadness associated with separation and divorce, and the fear of approaching death.
This book provides a meticulously researched account of the social and cultural conditions in which middle-aged men and women began to re-evaluate their hopes and dreams, reassess their relationships, and seek new forms of identity and fresh pathways to self-satisfaction. Drawing on a rich seam of literary, medical, media and cinematic sources, as well as personal accounts, it explores how the crises of middle-aged men and women were shaped by increased life expectancy, changing family structures, shifting patterns of work, and the rise of individualism.
ISBN: 9781789143959
Dimension: 234mm X 156mm