Rules of Hope
Hope has been called the "life blood of the soul", an indispensable condition for human existence. Yet evidence in this book suggests that hope is neither a necessary nor a universal part of life. Rather, hope is constituted in accordance with cultural no
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J.R. Averill
G. Catlin
Rules of Hope
Springer-Verlag New York Berlin Heidelberg London Paris Tokyo Hong Kong
K.K. Chon
James R. Averill Department of Psychology University of Massachusetts at Amherst Tobin Hall Amherst, MA 01003, USA
George Catlin Department of Psychology University of Massachusetts at Amherst Tobin Hall Amherst, MA 01003, USA
Kyum Koo Chon Sung Kyun Kwan University Seoul, Korea
Averill, James R. Rules of hope / James R. Averill, George Catlin, Kyum Koo Chon. p. cm. - (Recent research in psychology) Includes bibliographical references. ISBN-13:978-0-387-97219-0(alk. paper) 1. Hope-Psychological aspects. 2. Hope. I. Catlin, George. II. Chon, Kyum Koo. III. Title. IV. Series. BF575.H56A95 1990 152.4-dc20
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Preface
Hope is a powerful ally. In a recent presidential campaign, one candidate implored voters to "Keep hope alive!", presumably by voting for him. Ironically, the theme "Springtime of Hope" had just contributed to two straight landslide victories for his opposition. In an entirely different field, health care providers are equally aware of the importance of hope. Hope is a sign of health, a fighting spirit, and faith that somehow good will triumph. In fact, hope is so much a part of our present cultural understanding of what it is to be a person, that when we think of someone "without hope," we imagine a person just barely on this side of the grave. Yet what exactly is hope? How is it different from ordinary wants and desires? Under what circumstances does hope arise, and when is it lost? Is hope an emotion like anger and love, or something altogether different? And if it is an emotion, does that imply it is a universal phenomenon, or might "hope" be experienced differently in different cultures? These are some of the questions this book sets out to answer. We draw our data from detailed inquiries into the experience of hope in two cultures (American and Korean) as well as an analysis of hope in metaphors and maxims. v
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