Orange City Library: Hugh Mackay Launches The Way We Are

Drawing on thousands of interviews over a lifetime of research, Hugh Mackay, much loved and highly respected social psychologist, presents a compelling portrait of Australia today.

He has identified five major social issues facing contemporary Australia including the unfinished march towards gender equality and the persistence of misogyny, The anti-social consequences of social media and the impacts of information overload, the complex legacy of the Baby Boomers, the decline in religious faith and what substitutes we are looking to, and The Age of Opinion and the spread of ‘fake wisdom’

The Way We Are explores these issues, among many others, including the rise of rampant individualism. Hugh stresses that we have come to a critical period in Australia’s social evolution and, importantly, shares his own perspective on the steps we need to take to contribute to the healing of our wounded society.