Saving the modern soul : therapy, emotions, and the culture of self-help

Saving the modern soul therapy, emotions, and the culture of self-help

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Illouz, Eva, 1961- (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press c2008.
Edition:1st ed
Subjects:
Social values > United States.
Psychoanalysis and culture > United States.
Psychotherapy > Social aspects > United States.
Emotions > Social aspects > United States.
Social norms > United States.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798379406719
Table of Contents:
  • Front matter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Freud: A Cultural Innovator
  • 3. From Homo economicus to Homo communicans
  • 4. The Tyranny of Intimacy
  • 5. Triumphant Suffering
  • 6. A New Emotional Stratification?
  • 7. Conclusion: Institutional Pragmatism in the Study of Culture
  • Notes
  • Index

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