Why do we hurt ourselves? : understanding self-harm in social life /

Brossard, Baptiste, 1985-

Why do we hurt ourselves? : understanding self-harm in social life / Baptiste Brossard. - Bloomington : Indiana University Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource (xix, 188 pages)

Translation by Baptiste Brossard and Rohan Todd.

Includes bibliographies and index.

A practice of self-control -- The first time -- Toward a feeling of dependence -- Talking about self-injury? -- Quitting -- Self-injury on a regular basis -- On the manners to self-injure -- A social positioning practice -- The staging of discretion -- At the origin of "relational problems" -- The existential crisis -- What gender represents -- What some events imply -- Conclusion: a relational map of self-injury -- Conclusion: a self-controlled youth -- Notes -- Index.



9780253036414 9780253036438

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Self-destructive behavior.
Self-control.


Electronic Books.

RC569 / .W493 2018