Book description
In ADVANCE AUSTRALIA, WHERE? Hugh Mackay, our most highly respected
social researcher, takes a long hard look at our society in the 21st
century. While we enjoy unprecedented levels of prosperity and the
promise of more to come, we are still battling an epidemic of anxiety
and depression, taking on record levels of debt, and yearning for a
deeper sense of meaning in our lives. While many Australians complain
about feeling powerless and isolated, Mackay sees some encouraging signs
that we are learning how to absorb the impact of the revolutionary
changes in our way of life. Fully updated in 2008, this new edition
examines Australia in the wake of the federal election of 2007, and
explores the issues that are now confronting us. fascinating … a
convincing account of our "progress" since the 1970s' Hugh
Mackay is a psychologist, social researcher and novelist. He has a
master's degree in moral philosophy and was one of the founders of the
St James Ethics Centre. His publication THE MACKAY REPORT was the
benchmark of social research in Australia for more than thirty years. He
has been awarded honorary doctorates from the University of NSW, and
Macquarie and Charles Sturt universities. His most recent titles
published by Hachette are WAYS OF ESCAPE, RIGHT & WRONG and WINTER
CLOSE.
