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What's Happened To The University?: A sociological exploration of its infantilisation Paperback – Illustrated, 11 Oct. 2016

by Frank Furedi (Author)
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The radical transformation that universities are undergoing today is no less far-reaching than the upheavals that it experienced in the 1960s. However today, when almost 50 per cent of young people participate in higher education, what occurs in universities matters directly to the whole of society.

On both sides of the Atlantic curious and disturbing events on campuses has become a matter of concern not just for academics but also for the general public. What is one to make of the growing trend of banning speakers? What’s the meaning of trigger warnings, cultural appropriation, micro-aggression or safe spaces? And why are some students going around arguing that academic freedom is no big deal?

What's Happened To The University? offers an answer to the questions of why campus culture is undergoing such a dramatic transformation and why the term moral quarantine refers to the infantilising project of insulating students from offence and a variety of moral harms.

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  1. ISBN-10
    9781138212930
  2. ISBN-13
    978-1138212930
  3. Edition
    1st
  4. Publication date
    11 Oct. 2016
  5. Language
    English
  6. Dimensions
    15.6 x 1.24 x 23.39 cm
  7. Print length
    214 pages
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movamental
5.0 out of 5 stars Captures the true nature of 'Social constructionism'/circular reasoning & where it leads.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 April 2017
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I received this book in good order and within stated/predicted time of delivery.

I concur with points being raised by the author, albeit I am on Chapter 6. It is a timely and very important piece, however do not allow the typos to put you off.
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O. M. R. Pemberton
4.0 out of 5 stars How not to equip your child for the modern world
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 November 2016
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A totally engaging academic book, which, alas, makes you fear for the future of our universities, and indeed, the young people who inhabit them. At every other period in history these young people would have known war: now they have to be tucked into safe spaces with sofas and teddy bears. Unfortunately, this isn't just a political movement which our young people will grow out of. They really are as weak and vulnerable and 'traumatised' by modern life as they claim to be. Perhaps the next generation of parents would do well to send their kids to boot camps, to give them a little more resilience in lives which do not always go to plan
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Vicky G
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic informative book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 August 2017
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Really interesting, thought provoking
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Stuart Chambers
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended for those who want their children to adopt critical ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 January 2017
Frank Furedi has written about a topic--political correctness on university campuses--that is both current and important. He criticizes both left-wing and right-wing activists in a balanced way and does so in an accessible fashion. Highly recommended for those who want their children to adopt critical thinking over ideologically driven activism.
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Rob
5.0 out of 5 stars Furedi goes straight to the point!
Reviewed in the United States on 11 January 2018
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I am a university professor and I have been involved in teaching and supervising students for almost 25 years. This is one of the most important books I have read about issues related to students and professors relationships, as well as between the students and the universities where they study. Frank Furedi wrote a book of a very important subject in the "contemporary moment" of fake news and imbecilizing people, addressing relevant questions about academic values, university policies, modern education and, I would say, the current vision of society as a whole. Dealing with people nowadays is becoming more and more difficult because people don't recognize the value of human experience and of respectful freedom. Academic freedom, in particular, perhaps the main subject of Furedi's book, is not very well understood by the society, but, surprisingly, also by university students. The result is an overall infantilization of human behavior. Furedi's scholar knowledge discusses relevant topics related to university education and academic life. The book is very well written and referenced. Having read other books by the same author ("Where have all the intellectuals gone?", "On tolerance", "WASTED: why education os not educating"), I should say that Furedi does not disappoint the reader - on the contrary. This is a book of particular interest to university managers.
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Dr. Edward H. K. Acquah
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on 4 December 2017
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Very nice to read. Educative and up to date information about higher education.
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Stuart Chambers
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Reviewed in Canada on 7 January 2017
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Great book and very balanced.
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parker
4.0 out of 5 stars Campus Lunacy Explained
Reviewed in the United States on 4 March 2017
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A very dense and slow read. A bit repetitious. Occasional statements are out of bounds but most of what the author writes makes a good deal of sense. This presumes, of course, that one can make any sense at all out of the insanity currently afflicting our students' lives on campus. The book accurately portrays how the L wing has really become R wing in its approach to any inkling of dissent or differing opinion, well beyond the point of absurdity. Makes me glad I'm no longer in college.
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Reviewed in Canada on 14 April 2017
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Very interesting
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