Have you been traumatized by 2016? You're not alone

If you’re feeling a bit down as 2016 draws to a close, you’re not alone and, as it turns out, there’s a reason for that. It’s called “cultural trauma,” and according to Jeffrey Alexander, a sociology professor at Yale University, it occurs “when a collectivity experiences an injury to its idealization of who it is.”Basically, every year has a narrative. Some years simply have more memorable and, shall we say, darker narratives than others. So, when