ISBN:
9780520941311
,
0520941314
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (x, 294 p.)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Illouz, Eva, 1961- Saving the modern soul
DDC:
306.4613
Keywords:
Social values United States
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Psychoanalysis and culture United States
;
Psychotherapy Social aspects
;
United States
;
Emotions Social aspects
;
Social norms United States
;
Social values
;
Psychoanalysis and culture
;
Psychotherapy Social aspects
;
Emotions Social aspects
;
Social norms
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology ; Cultural
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POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Cultural Policy
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Popular Culture
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PSYCHOLOGY ; General
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Emotions ; Social aspects
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Psychoanalysis and culture
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Psychotherapy ; Social aspects
;
Social norms
;
Social values
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Psykoterapi ; sociala aspekter ; Förenta staterna
;
Psykoanalys och kultur
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United States
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Electronic books
Abstract:
"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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-286) and index. - Description based on print version record
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/california/9780520224469.001.0001
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