Saving The Modern Soul: Therapy, Emotions, And The Culture Of Self-Help

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.

• | By (Author): Eva Illouz
• | Publisher: University of California Press
• | Publication Date: Mar 04, 2008
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 304 pages
• | Language: Not Available
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0520253736
• | ISBN-13: 9780520253735