03379nam 2200757 a 450 991045440760332120210528001435.097866113857051-281-38570-01-4356-5360-20-520-94131-410.1525/9780520941311(CKB)1000000000533712(EBL)345569(OCoLC)476162475(SSID)ssj0000241462(PQKBManifestationID)11228607(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000241462(PQKBWorkID)10298243(PQKB)10174124(StDuBDS)EDZ0000056074(MiAaPQ)EBC345569(OCoLC)646747917(MdBmJHUP)muse30523(DE-B1597)519734(DE-B1597)9780520941311(Au-PeEL)EBL345569(CaPaEBR)ebr10229957(CaONFJC)MIL138570(EXLCZ)99100000000053371220070227d2008 ub 0engurun#---|u||utxtccrSaving the modern soul[electronic resource] therapy, emotions, and the culture of self-help /Eva IllouzBerkeley University of California Pressc20081 online resource (305 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-22446-9 0-520-25373-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-286) and index.Front matter --Contents --Acknowledgments --1. Introduction --2. Freud: A Cultural Innovator --3. From Homo economicus to Homo communicans --4. The Tyranny of Intimacy --5. Triumphant Suffering --6. A New Emotional Stratification? --7. Conclusion: Institutional Pragmatism in the Study of Culture --Notes --IndexThe 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.Culture of self-helpSocial valuesUnited StatesPsychoanalysis and cultureUnited StatesPsychotherapySocial aspectsUnited StatesEmotionsSocial aspectsUnited StatesSocial normsUnited StatesElectronic books.Social valuesPsychoanalysis and culturePsychotherapySocial aspectsEmotionsSocial aspectsSocial norms306.4/613Illouz Eva1961-515245MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454407603321Saving the modern soul2449238UNINA