Crunch makes us want to find ourselves.FEARS for the future are behind the fad for finding ourselves, says top psychologist Cary Cooper Cary Cooper CBE is an American psychologist and Professor of Organisational Psychology and Health at Lancaster University Management School. Prior to working at Lancaster University, Cooper was Head of the Manchester School of Management (UMIST) from the early 80s, In 1995 . Professor Cooper, of LancasterUniversity, reckons the credit crunch Credit Crunch An economic condition whereby investment capital is difficult to obtain. Banks and investors become weary of lending funds to corporations thereby driving up the price of debt products for borrowers. has made people stop to think about their lives. He said: "It's all about identity. There's an insecurity in contemporary society that makes us want to find something to cling to Verb 1. cling to - hold firmly, usually with one's hands; "She clutched my arm when she got scared" hold close, hold tight, clutch hold, take hold - have or hold in one's hands or grip; "Hold this bowl for a moment, please"; "A crazy idea took hold of . "The last decade has been frenetic. People in the UK work the longest hours in the world and they are heavily Americanised - more American than the Americans themselves. "We've been motivated by achieving high and making money ... but this has all come to a stop with the recession. "People have stopped and taken the chance to think: who am I? They need something to cling to in this disposable, everchanging madness. "People are reflecting on who they are, where they came from and where they go from here? "They are trying to be more reflective and are thinking about life and its meaning. "Ten years ago we wouldn't have had time for this reflective process but the credit crunch has made us stop and think." CAPTION(S): Frenetic: Cooper |
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