Therapy culture : cultivating vulnerability in an uncertain age / Frank Furedi.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Furedi, Frank, 1947-
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.
Subjects:
Social psychology.
Emotions > Social aspects.
Psychotherapy > Social aspects.
Social problems > Psychological aspects.
Online Access:
Connect to: Table of contents - All users (Cataloging @ Library of Congress)
Physical Description:245 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
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.