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Psychotherapy, American Culture, and Social Policy: Immoral Individualism (Culture, Mind, and Society)
Elizabeth A. Throop
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Description for Psychotherapy, American Culture, and Social Policy: Immoral Individualism (Culture, Mind, and Society)
Hardcover. 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. Series: Culture, Mind and Society. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC; MMJT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Series
Culture, Mind and Society
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230609457
SKU
V9780230609457
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99-15
About Elizabeth A. Throop
ELIZABETH A. THROOP is Chair, of the Department of Anthropology, Sociology, and Social Work and Associate Professor of Anthropology at Eastern Kentucky University, USA.
Reviews for Psychotherapy, American Culture, and Social Policy: Immoral Individualism (Culture, Mind, and Society)
"Throop s book is a real winner. The book cuts across clinical psychology and cultural studies. It improves greatly on some similar material and attempts to trace individualism in actual policies. Throop knows the literature and has gone about a cultural critique in a sensible way." - William Epstein, Professor Emeritus, School of Social Work, University of Nevada, Las Vegas ... Read more