Saving the Modern Soul : Therapy, Emotions, and the Culture of Self-Help /

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"The language of psychology is all-pervasive in American culture -- from 'The Sopranos' to 'Oprah', from the abundance of self-help books to the private consulting room, and from the support group to the magazine advice column. 'Saving the Modern Soul' examines the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Illouz, Eva, 1961-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2008.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Normes sociales > États-Unis.
Psychotherapie > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Valeurs sociales > États-Unis.
Psykoanalys och kultur.
Psykoterapi > sociala aspekter > Förenta staterna.
Social values.
Social norms.
Psychotherapy > Social aspects.
Psychoanalysis and culture.
Emotions > Social aspects.
PSYCHOLOGY > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Social norms > United States.
Emotions > Social aspects > United States.
Psychotherapy > Social aspects > United States.
Psychoanalysis and culture > United States.
Social values > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"The language of psychology is all-pervasive in American culture -- from 'The Sopranos' to 'Oprah', from the abundance of self-help books to the private consulting room, and from the support group to the magazine advice column. 'Saving the Modern Soul' examines the profound impact of therapeutic discourse on our lives and on our contemporary notions of identity. Eva Illouz plumbs today's particular cultural moment to understand how and why psychology has secured its place at the core of modern identity. She examines a wide range of sources to show how self-help culture has transformed contemporary emotional life and how therapy complicates individuals' lives even as it claims to dissect their emotional experiences and heal trauma"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:1 online resource (304 pages).
ISBN:9780520941311

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