One Nation under Therapy How the Helping Culture Is Eroding Self-Reliance

Name: One Nation under Therapy How the Helping Culture Is Eroding Self-Reliance
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ISBN: 9780312304447

ISBN-10: 0312304447

ISBN-13: 9780312304447

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Authors: Christina Hoff Sommers, Sally Satel

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Americans have traditionally placed great value on self-reliance and fortitude. In recent decades, however, we have seen the rise of a therapeutic ethic that views Americans as emotionally underdeveloped, psychically frail, and requiring the ministrations of mental health professionals. Today---with a book for every ailment, a lawsuit for every grievance and a TV show for every conceivable problem---we are at risk of degrading our native ability to cope with life' s challenges. Drawing on established science and common sense, Christina Sommers and Dr. Sally Satel reveal how " therapism" and the burgeoning trauma industry have come to pervade our lives, with a host of troubling consequences,…

Book details

List price: $23.99
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 6/27/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English