Hillsborough Grief Hollow, Says Report ; Fury As Policy Group Decries Public Show of Emotion
Daily Post › February 23, 2004
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THE public outpourings of emotion after the Hillsborough disaster and the Jamie Bulger murder are examples of a culture of over-the- top caring where people indulge in "recreational grief" to feel better about themselves, a new report claims.
The no-holds- barred analysis of 21st century Britain -published by social policy think-tank Civitas -said such "hollow expressions of public caring" had been triggered by the decline of institutions which once gave meaning to people's lives, such as the family, Church and neighbourhood.See the full content of this document
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Hillsborough Grief Hollow, Says Report ; Fury As Policy Group Decries Public Show of Emotion
The national mourning at the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in 1997, was typical of such public displays of grief, w...
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