Saving the Modern Soul

Saving the Modern Soul
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 305
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ISBN-10 : 9780520941311
ISBN-13 : 0520941314
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Book Synopsis Saving the Modern Soul by : Eva Illouz

Download or read book Saving the Modern Soul written by Eva Illouz and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2008-03-04 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The language of psychology is all-pervasive in American culture—from The Sopranos to Oprah, from the abundance of self-help books to the private consulting room, and from the support group to the magazine advice column. Saving the Modern Soul examines the profound impact of therapeutic discourse on our lives and on our contemporary notions of identity. Eva Illouz plumbs today's particular cultural moment to understand how and why psychology has secured its place at the core of modern identity. She examines a wide 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.


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