Why Borders Matter
Book by Frank Furedi
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Publisher : Routledge; 1st edition (July 13, 2020) Language : English Paperback : 202 pages ISBN-10 : 0367416824 ISBN-13 : 978-0367416829 Item Weight : 10.6 ounces Dimensions : 6.14 x 0.46 x 9.21 inches Best Sellers Rank: #1,631,381 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #503 in Gender Studies (Books) #1,325 in Anthropology (Books) #1,867 in Emigration & Immigration Studies (Books) , Western society has become estranged from the borders and social boundaries that have for centuries given meaning to human experience. This book argues that the controversy surrounding mass migration and physical borders runs in parallel and is closely connected to the debates surrounding the symbolic boundaries people need to guide on the issues of everyday life. Numerous commentators claim that borders have become irrelevant in the age of mass migration and globalisation. Some go so far as to argue for ‘No Borders’. And it is not merely the boundaries that divide nations that are under attack! The traditional boundaries that separate adults from children, or men from women, or humans from animals, or citizens and non-citizens, or the private from the public sphere are often condemned as arbitrary, unnatural, and even unjust. Paradoxically, the attempt to alter or abolish conventional boundaries coexists with the imperative of constructing new ones. No-Border campaigners call for safe spaces. Opponents of cultural appropriation demand the policing of language and advocates of identity politics are busy building boundaries to keep out would-be encroachers on their identity. Furedi argues that the key driver of the confusion surrounding borders and boundaries is the difficulty that society has in endowing experience with meaning. The most striking symptom of this trend is the cultural devaluation of the act of judgment, which has led to a loss of clarity about the moral boundaries in everyday life. The infantilisation of adults that runs in tandem with the adultification of children offers a striking example of the consequence of non-judgmentalism. Written in a clear and direct style, this book will appeal to students and scholars in cultural sociology, sociology of knowledge, philosophy, political theory, and cultural studies. Read more
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A very well written and helpful analysis of the value of boundaries and judgment and the near universal attack on them in todays culture .As one of the subheadings puts it it is an analysis of "the transformation of moral indifference into a core value".An essential read !!!!Enjoy.
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