Titre : | One Nation Under Therapy | Type de document : | texte imprimé | Auteurs : | Christina Hoff Sommers ; Sally Satel | Année de publication : | 2006 | Langues : | Français | Catégories : | Injonction thérapeutique Projet thérapeutique Résilience Société Sociologie
| Mots-clés : | Résilience Projet thérapeutique Injonction thérapeutique Société Sociologie | Résumé : | How the Helping Culture Is Eroding Self-Reliance Americans have traditionally placed great value on self-reliance and fortitude. In recent deca-des,however, we have seen the rise of a therapeu-tic ethic that views Americans as emotionally un-derdeveloped, psychically frail, and requiring the ministrations of mental health professionals. To-day-with a book for every ailment, a lawsuit for every grievance and a TV show for every conceiva-ble problem-we are at risk of degrading our na-tive ability to cope with life's challenges. Drawing on established science and common sense, Christi-na Sommers and Dr. Sally Satel reveal how thera-pism and the burgeoning trauma industry have come to pervade our lives, with a host of troubling consequences, including: *The myth of stressed-out, homework-burdened, hyper-competitive, and depressed schoolchildren in need of therapy and medication *The loss of moral bearings in our approach to lying, crime, and addiction *The unas-ked-for grief counselors who descend on bereaved families, schools, and communities following a tragedy Intelligent, provocative, and wryly amusing, One Nation Under Therapy demonstrates that talking about problems is no substitute for confronting them. |
One Nation Under Therapy [texte imprimé] / Christina Hoff Sommers ; Sally Satel . - 2006. Langues : Français Catégories : | Injonction thérapeutique Projet thérapeutique Résilience Société Sociologie
| Mots-clés : | Résilience Projet thérapeutique Injonction thérapeutique Société Sociologie | Résumé : | How the Helping Culture Is Eroding Self-Reliance Americans have traditionally placed great value on self-reliance and fortitude. In recent deca-des,however, we have seen the rise of a therapeu-tic ethic that views Americans as emotionally un-derdeveloped, psychically frail, and requiring the ministrations of mental health professionals. To-day-with a book for every ailment, a lawsuit for every grievance and a TV show for every conceiva-ble problem-we are at risk of degrading our na-tive ability to cope with life's challenges. Drawing on established science and common sense, Christi-na Sommers and Dr. Sally Satel reveal how thera-pism and the burgeoning trauma industry have come to pervade our lives, with a host of troubling consequences, including: *The myth of stressed-out, homework-burdened, hyper-competitive, and depressed schoolchildren in need of therapy and medication *The loss of moral bearings in our approach to lying, crime, and addiction *The unas-ked-for grief counselors who descend on bereaved families, schools, and communities following a tragedy Intelligent, provocative, and wryly amusing, One Nation Under Therapy demonstrates that talking about problems is no substitute for confronting them. |
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