Saving the Modern Soul – Therapy, Emotions, and the Culture of Self–Help : Therapy, Emotions, and the Culture of Self-Help
by
Eva Illouz
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0520253736
ISBN-13
9780520253735
Publisher
University of California Press
Imprint
University of California Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 4th, 2008
Print length
304 Pages
Weight
474 grams
Dimensions
22.70 x 15.50 x 1.80 cms
Product Classification:
Social & cultural anthropology, ethnographySocial and cultural anthropologyPsychology
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Examines the profound impact of therapeutic discourse on our lives and on our contemporary notions of identity. This book examines a 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.
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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