{"product_id":"why-do-we-hurt-ourselves","title":"Why Do We Hurt Ourselves?","description":"\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":"Indiana University Press (IPS)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52691502694767,"sku":"9780253036407","price":180.73,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0921\/9384\/9711\/files\/0253036402.jpg?v=1771539729","url":"https:\/\/internacional.umlivro.com.br\/products\/why-do-we-hurt-ourselves","provider":"UmLivro Internacional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}