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02671aam a2200361 i 4500 001 9EB277B66B5511E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160826010517 008 140110s2014 enk b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2013050065 020 $a 1138018694 (pbk) 020 $a 9781138018693 (pbk) 020 $a 1138018686 (hbk) 020 $a 9781138018686 (hbk) 035 $a (OCoLC)866936571 040 $a DLC $e rda $b eng $c DLC $d YDX $d BTCTA $d OCLCO $d YDXCP $d NSB $d OCLCO $d UKMGB $d SILO 050 00 $a BF81 M33 2014 100 1 $a Madsen, Ole Jacob, $d 1978- $e author. 245 14 $a The therapeutic turn : $b how psychology altered Western culture / $c Ole Jacob Madsen. 264 1 $a Hove, East Sussex : $b Routledge, $c 2014. 300 $a viii, 194 pages ; $c 22 cm. 490 1 $a Concepts for critical psychology : disciplinary boundaries re-thought 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a The consumer self -- Crisis of authority: Philip Rieff's critique of Freud's worldview -- Psychology and religions -- Psychology in crisis? -- The self-help culture -- Psychology and sports -- Psychology and neoliberalism -- The ethos of the psychology profession. 520 $a In what ways has psychology become more influential in Western society? In this book the author considers the notion of a "therapeutic turn" in Western culture, the tendency for psychology to permeate ever new spheres within society. This book evaluates the increasing prevalence of psychology in several areas of Western society: Western consumer culture, contemporary Christianity, self-help, sport and politics. The author proposes that there are problematic aspects to this development which are seldom recognised due to a widely held assumption that "the more psychology, the better for everyone". A recurring concern with psychological solutions is that they often provide individual solutions to structural problems. As a result, psychologists may be inadvertently increasing the burden on the shoulders of the people they are meant to help and, at the same time, our capacity to understand individual suffering in the light of major historical and political changes in society is becoming increasingly clouded. This book presents a critique of the influence of psychology within Western society. -- From publisher's website. 650 0 $a Psychology $x History. 650 0 $a Civilization, Western. 650 0 $a Psychoanalysis and culture. 830 0 $a Concepts for critical psychology. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826094141.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=9EB277B66B5511E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search