#Sociology has a pain "problem." We use concepts like (collective or cultural)#trauma draw allusions to pain, but do not ground them in the fundamental experience of rejection, exclusion, isolation, etc. This paper does this while theorizing SOCIAL trauma. When we understand the science behind social pain, or the neg. affectual response to rejection and exclusion, we can collapse the distinctions btw cultural and collective trauma.
Consequently, we can conceptualize a more generic process by which groups or classes of ppl exp social pain. It can become a part of their collective identity, collective memory even. Most imp, by using neuroscience, we can draw strong claims about the cognitive and behavioral consequences collectivized social trauma produces, as well as the pathological outcomes for mental health
Through deeply personal conversations, Oprah Winfrey and renowned brain and trauma expert Dr. Bruce Perry offer a groundbreaking and profound shift from asking "What's wrong with you?" to "What happened to you?"
"Through this lens we can build a renewed sense of personal self-worth and ultimately recalibrate our responses to circumstances, situations, and relationships. It is, in other words, the key to reshaping our very lives."
Oprah Winfrey
Fewer words are sweeter than "your manuscript has been accepted." My theory of social trauma - integrating collective and cultural #trauma processes and grounding them in the neurophysiology of social pain - will soon see the light of day in #Society and #mentalhealth#sociology
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