Overcoming optimism (and moving toward hope)
(2023)
Journal Article
Wrenn, M. V. (2023). Overcoming optimism (and moving toward hope). Journal of Economic Issues, 57(2), 376-388. https://doi.org/10.1080/00213624.2023.2188869
U.S. optimism, the belief in anyone’s ability to overcome any obstacle, any oppression, is part of the country’s social DNA. U.S.-Americans are heavily socialized and profoundly, culturally attached to ideas of reinvention and redemption, of hard wor... Read More about Overcoming optimism (and moving toward hope).