Ceremony of Innocence

Tears, Power and Protest

• Author(s): Kay Carmichael,
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 203
• ISBN_10: 1349215104
  ISBN_13: 9781349215102
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Social Science / Criminology , Psychology / Personality , Social Science / Methodology , Psychology / General , Social Science / Research ,

Description:... What use are tears? What is their purpose? In this original and disturbing book, Kay Carmichael argues that we underestimate the importance of this powerful means of communication. Tears are dismissed as a symbol of weakness when we should value them as a source of energy and creativity. In vivid case-histories, based on original research, she shows how, why, when and where human beings cry and the barriers placed in their way.