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Giving hope back to our young people: creating a new spiritual mythology for Western culture Gidley, J 2005, 'Giving hope back to our young people: creating a new spiritual mythology for Western culture', Journal of Future Studies, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 17-29. Document type: Journal Article Collection: Journal Articles Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size g2006012282.pdf Submitted Manuscript application/pdf 220.93KB Title Giving hope back to our young people: creating a new spiritual mythology for Western culture Author(s) Gidley, J Year 2005 Journal name Journal of Future Studies Volume number 9 Issue number 3 Start page 17 End page 29 Total pages 13 Publisher Graduate Institute of Futures Studies, Tamkang University Abstract There is extensive psychological literature which has linked hopelessness with depression and suicide risk for decades. Although there is a strong research and clinical base for targeting depression, there is a gap in the psychological literature when it comes to targeting hopelessness, specifically. In the absence of such a body of psychological literature, this paper draws on the research from the Futures Studies field which also records a rise in hopelessness, negativity and fear of the future among young people in the West. These phenomena (hopelessness, depression and suicide) will be analysed using Causal Layered Analysis, a methodology from the Futures Studies field, pointing to the long-term psycho-social impact on youth of the materialistic worldview that underpins Western culture. The paper will also explore the question: "how can hope for the future be promoted?" by looking beyond the dominance of materialism to spiritually inspired worldviews and the new metaphors and stories that arise from them. Subject History and Philosophy of Education Sociology of Education Copyright notice © Graduate Institute of Futures Studies ISSN 1084-4619 Related Links Link Description http://www.jfs.tku.edu.tw/9-3/A02.pdf Link to Published Version   Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 10 Mar 2010, 10:16:45 EST Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 08:55:30 EST Mon, 23 Aug 2010, 14:26:51 EST Thu, 07 Oct 2010, 14:09:05 EST Wed, 28 Sep 2011, 13:21:39 EST Filtered Full Citation counts: Cited 13 times in Scopus Article | Citations Access Statistics: 1237 Abstract Views, 1323 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 10 Mar 2010, 09:55:20 EST by Catalyst Administrator