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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press
c2008.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798379406719 |
| 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. |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-286) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9786611385705 9781281385703 9781435653603 9780520941311 |
