{"product_id":"the-empathy-crisis-9781493096022","title":"The Empathy Crisis","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when we feel everything and nothing--all at once?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an age where pain becomes content and compassion competes with clout, empathy isn't extinct, it's eroded. \u003ci\u003eThe Empathy Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e explores how we got here. From the endless scroll of outrage to the quiet burnout of digital life, we've grown fluent in tragedy but hesitant with tenderness. Blending psychology, media studies, and personal narrative, this book uncovers how our emotional reflexes have been rewired, and how to get them back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor anyone who's felt numb, disconnected, or unsure how to care again, this is your call to feel on purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSocial media has fundamentally reshaped how we connect, consume, and care. But beneath the constant scrolling, sharing, and reacting lies a quieter crisis: we're becoming emotionally numb.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom viral tragedies to performative outrage, today's digital culture rewards detachment, spectacle, and speed--leaving little room for depth, reflection, or genuine empathy. \u003ci\u003eThe Empathy Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e explores how this shift has altered our inner world, distorting how we feel, relate, and respond to others. Through a blend of psychology, media analysis, and cultural critique, this book debunks common myths about empathy and offers insight into how digital consumption is reshaping our emotional lives. More importantly, it guides readers toward reclaiming the sensitivity we've learned to suppress--online and off.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eObjectives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRedefine Desensitization: Disrupt the narrative that emotional numbness is simply the result of \"too much screen time,\" and instead reveal the deeper psychological, cultural, and historical forces that shaped our detachment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIlluminate the Research: Ground the conversation in evidence--from neuroscience and media psychology to trauma theory and cognitive science--showing how modern life is rewiring our emotional reflexes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExpose the Invisible: Help readers recognize the everyday ways in which social media, memes, comment sections, and curated personas subtly shift our empathy--without us even realizing it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmpower the Reader: Provide actionable strategies to move from emotional avoidance to embodied empathy. Whether through reflection, digital boundaries, or rewiring our responses, readers will walk away with tools to feel again, with purpose and integrity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Corey Emanuel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Prometheus Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 5.00w x 0.34d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781493096022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2026 pg. 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Corey Emanuel\u003c\/b\u003e is a media psychologist, thought leader, and 2024 TEDx speaker. After graduating with a master's degree in communication from Columbia University in New York City, he earned a PhD in Media Psychology from Fielding University in Santa Barbara, California. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDr. Corey has been featured as a guest expert on the nationally syndicated Tamron Hall Show, KTLA News, ABC Morning News as well as in\u003ci\u003e Black Enterprise Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2012, he published his first children's book entitled, \u003ci\u003eCan I Be President, Too?\u003c\/i\u003e, inspired by the 44th President, Barack Obama. Dr. Corey is a proud board member of the National Association of Black Journalists Los Angeles (NABJLA). He is also an instructor at FYI-Films which teaches filmmaking to incarcerated teens. Dr. Corey is the host of the digital series, \u003ci\u003eLend Me Your Lens\u003c\/i\u003e, and the resident host of the podcast series, \u003ci\u003eTough Talks\u003c\/i\u003e, serving helpful tips to parents and guardians having to navigate taboo conversations with their maturing children. Dr. Corey is the founder of the social movement, Men Talking Shift which is dedicated to helping men develop healthier relationships and navigate mental health challenges. He is also a consultant for the Rodney King Foundation which exists to end police brutality and promote social justice as well as the Alliance of Leadership and Innovation for Exposed Victims (A.L.I.V.E.) which exists to combat human trafficking in the Black community. Dr. Corey is passionately dedicated to using multimedia and psychology to educate, inform, and inspire diverse audiences across the globe. He enjoys guest lecturing, traveling, cooking, and being a mixologist to family and friends. Dr. Corey is based in Los Angeles, California.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Corey Emanuel \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":49001629221021,"sku":"9781493096022","price":28.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_b7c5f02d-0be8-4412-a396-06f07cc3dda6.jpg?v=1791982748","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-empathy-crisis-9781493096022","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}