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Therapy culture : cultivating vulnerability in an uncertain age /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Furedi, Frank, 1947-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.
Subjects:
Social psychology.
Emotions > Social aspects.
Psychotherapy > Social aspects.
Social problems > Psychological aspects.
Psychologie sociale.
Émotions > Aspect social.
Psychothérapie > Aspect social.
Problèmes sociaux > Aspect psychologique.
Psychotherapie.
Sociale aspecten.
Emoties.
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Online Access:Table of contents
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Table of Contents:
  • The culture of emotionalism
  • The politics of emotion
  • Targetting privacy and informal relations
  • How did we get here?
  • The diminished self
  • The self at risk
  • Fragile identity : hooked on self esteem
  • Conferring recognition : the quest for identity and the state
  • Therapeutic claims making and the demand for a diagnosis.