Format:
Online-Ressource (viii, 192 p)
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22 cm
Edition:
1st ed
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0230609457
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9780230609457
Series Statement:
Culture, mind, and society
Content:
A lively indictment of American culture's pervasive use of the psychotherapeutic metaphor to explain behaviours, a habit that has crossed the Atlantic in recent years, arguing that psychotherapy and excessive individualism has only ensured the continuance of social problems.
Content:
This book is a lively indictment of American culture's pervasive use of the psychotherapeutic metaphor to explain behaviors. Throop argues that the use of psychotherapy and excessive individualism is profoundly unjust, working only to ensure the continuance of social problems
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-180) and index
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Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1 American Culture in Cross-cultural Context; 2 Psychotherapy and Hyperindividualism; 3 Poverty Is Just a State of Mind; 4 The Kids Aren't All Right; 5 Those Who Can't Teach; 6 The Sacrifice of Our Children; 7 Still Crazy after All These Years; 8 Color Blind Hearts and Minds; 9 Conclusion; References; Index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
Print version Psychotherapy, American Culture, and Social Policy : Immoral Individualism
Language:
English
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