Bøger af Jonathan Haidt

I starten af 2010’erne skete der et pludseligt, massivt og globalt kollaps i unges mentale sundhed. Selvskade, angst, depression og andre lidelser blev med ét ganske udbredt, og i dag kender de fleste en eller flere unge, der er ramt.I Den ængstelige generation påviser socialpsykolog Jonathan Haidt to centrale årsager til trivselskrisen: For lidt fri leg i barndommen og for meget tid på sociale medier i ungdommen. Haidt dykker ned i den nyeste psykologiske og biologiske videnskab for at undersøge, hvordan barndommen og ungdommen blev omstruktureret mellem 2010 og 2015. Da teenagerne byttede deres gammeldags mobiler ud med smartphones fyldt med sociale medier, begyndte de pludselig at bruge langt mere tid online og langt mindre tid fysisk sammen med venner og familie. Og på det tidspunkt begyndte de unges mentale helbred at blive dårligere.Denne gennemgribende forandring skete på en baggrund af reduceret frihed i barndommen, hvor forældre i stigende grad overvåger hvert eneste aspekt af deres børns offline-liv. Det har afskåret børn fra at få vigtige oplevelser og erfaringer, der er afgørende for at blive til stærke og autonome voksne.Den ængstelige generation viser, hvordan overgangen fra fri leg til smartphones forstyrrer børns udvikling, og hvordan piger og drenge påvirkes på forskellig måde. Bogen er en øjenåbner funderet på den nyeste forskning og på ældgammel visdom, og den giver en række praktiske råd til unge, forældre, skoler og myndigheder.

In The Righteous Mind, psychologist Jonathan Haidt answers some of the most compelling questions about human relationships:Why can it sometimes feel as though half the population is living in a different moral universe? Why do ideas such as 'fairness' and 'freedom' mean such different things to different people? Why is it so hard to see things from another viewpoint? Why do we come to blows over politics and religion?Jonathan Haidt reveals that we often find it hard to get along because our minds are hardwired to be moralistic, judgemental and self-righteous. He explores how morality evolved to enable us to form communities, and how moral values are not just about justice and equality - for some people authority, sanctity or loyalty matter more. Morality binds and blinds, but, using his own research, Haidt proves it is possible to liberate ourselves from the disputes that divide good people.'A landmark contribution to humanity's understanding of itself' The New York Times'A truly seminal book' David Goodhart, Prospect'A tour de force - brave, brilliant, and eloquent. It will challenge the way you think about liberals and conservatives, atheism and religion, good and evil' Paul Bloom, author of How Pleasure Works 'Compelling . . . a fluid combination of erudition and entertainment' Ian Birrell, Observer'Lucid and thought-provoking ... deserves to be widely read' Jenni Russell, Sunday Times

Every culture rests on a bedrock of folk wisdom handed down through generations. The pronouncements of philosophers are homespun by our grandmothers, and find their way into our common sense: what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Do unto others as you would have done unto you. Happiness comes from within. But are these 'truths' really true? Today we all seem to prefer to cling to the notion that a little bit more money, love or success will make us truly happy. Are we wrong?In The Happiness Hypothesis, psychologist Jonathan Haidt exposes traditional wisdom to the scrutiny of modern science, delivering startling insights. We learn that virtue is often not its own reward, why extroverts really are happier than introverts, and why conscious thought is not as important as we might like to think...Drawing on the rich inspiration of both philosophy and science, The Happiness Hypothesis is a remarkable, original and provocative book - ancient wisdom in our time.

Something is going wrong on many college campuses in the last few years. Rates of anxiety, depression, and suicide are rising. Speakers are shouted down. Students and professors say they are walking on eggshells and afraid to speak honestly. How did this happen? First Amendment expert Greg Lukianoff and social psychologist Jonathan Haidt show how the new problems on campus have their origins in three terrible ideas that have become increasingly woven into American childhood and education: what doesn't kill you makes you weaker; always trust your feelings; and life is a battle between good people and evil people. These three Great Untruths are incompatible with basic psychological principles, as well as ancient wisdom from many cultures. They interfere with healthy development. Anyone who embraces these untruthsand the resulting culture of safetyismis less likely to become an autonomous adult able to navigate the bumpy road of life. Lukianoff and Haidt investigate the many social trends that have intersected to produce these untruths. They situate the conflicts on campus in the context of America's rapidly rising political polarization, including a rise in hate crimes and off-campus provocation. They explore changes in childhood including the rise of fearful parenting, the decline of unsupervised play, and the new world of social media that has engulfed teenagers in the last decade. This is a book for anyone who is confused by what is happening on college campuses today, or has children, or is concerned about the growing inability of Americans to live, work, and cooperate across party lines.

"After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in the early 2010s. Rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicide rose sharply, more than doubling on most measures. Why? In [this book], social psychologist Jonathan Haidt lays out the facts about the epidemic of teen mental illness that hit many countries at the same time. He then investigates the nature of childhood, including why children need play and independent exploration to mature into competent, thriving adults. Haidt shows how the 'play-based childhood' began to decline in the 1980s, and how it was finally wiped out by the arrival of the 'phone-based childhood' in the early 2010s"--