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One Nation Under Therapy: How the Helping Culture is Eroding Self-Reliance [Audiobook] {Repost}

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One Nation Under Therapy: How the Helping Culture is Eroding Self-Reliance [Audiobook] {Repost}

One Nation Under Therapy: How the Helping Culture is Eroding Self-Reliance [Audiobook] by Christina Hoff Sommers, Sally Satel
English | September 10, 2007 | ASIN: B000VXBVJ0, ISBN; 1433207443 | MP3 VBR ~ 86 kbps | 8 hrs 30 mins | 314 MB
Narrator: Dianna Dorman | Genre: Nonfiction/Sociology

Americans have traditionally placed great value on self-reliance and fortitude. Recent decades, however, have seen the rise of a therapeutic ethic that views Americans as emotionally underdeveloped, requiring the ministrations of mental-health professionals to cope with life's vicissitudes. Today, having a book for every ailment, a counselor for every crisis, a lawsuit for every grievance, and a TV show for every problem degrades one's native ability to cope with life's challenges.

Drawing on established science and common sense, the authors reveal how "therapism" and the burgeoning trauma industry have come to pervade our lives. Topical, provocative, and wryly amusing, One Nation Under Therapy demonstrates that "talking about" problems is no substitute for confronting them.