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The Routledge International Handbook of Global Therapeutic Cultures
explores central lines of enquiry and seminal scholarship on
therapeutic cultures, popular psychology, and the happiness
industry. Bringing together studies of therapeutic cultures from
sociology, anthropology, psychology, education, politics, law,
history, social work, cultural studies, development studies, and
American Indian studies, it adopts a consciously global focus,
combining studies of the psychologisation of social life from
across the world. Thematically organised, it offers historical
accounts of the growing prominence of therapeutic discourses and
practices in everyday life, before moving to consider the
construction of self-identity in the context of the diffusion of
therapeutic discourses in connection with the global spread of
capitalism. With attention to the ways in which emotional language
has brought new problematisations of the dichotomy between the
normal and the pathological, as well as significant transformations
of key institutions, such as work, family, education, and religion,
it examines emergent trends in therapeutic culture and explores the
manner in which the advent of new therapeutic technologies, the
political interest in happiness, and the radical privatisation and
financialisation of social life converge to remake self-identities
and modes of everyday experience. Finally, the volume features the
work of scholars who have foregrounded the historical and
contemporary implication of psychotherapeutic practices in
processes of globalisation and colonial and postcolonial modes of
social organisation. Presenting agenda-setting research to
encourage interdisciplinary and international dialogue and foster
the development of a distinctive new field of social research, The
Routledge International Handbook of Global Therapeutic Cultures
will appeal to scholars across the social sciences with interests
in the advance of therapeutic discourses and practices in an
increasingly psychologised society.
The Routledge International Handbook of Global Therapeutic Cultures
explores central lines of enquiry and seminal scholarship on
therapeutic cultures, popular psychology, and the happiness
industry. Bringing together studies of therapeutic cultures from
sociology, anthropology, psychology, education, politics, law,
history, social work, cultural studies, development studies, and
American Indian studies, it adopts a consciously global focus,
combining studies of the psychologisation of social life from
across the world. Thematically organised, it offers historical
accounts of the growing prominence of therapeutic discourses and
practices in everyday life, before moving to consider the
construction of self-identity in the context of the diffusion of
therapeutic discourses in connection with the global spread of
capitalism. With attention to the ways in which emotional language
has brought new problematisations of the dichotomy between the
normal and the pathological, as well as significant transformations
of key institutions, such as work, family, education, and religion,
it examines emergent trends in therapeutic culture and explores the
manner in which the advent of new therapeutic technologies, the
political interest in happiness, and the radical privatisation and
financialisation of social life converge to remake self-identities
and modes of everyday experience. Finally, the volume features the
work of scholars who have foregrounded the historical and
contemporary implication of psychotherapeutic practices in
processes of globalisation and colonial and postcolonial modes of
social organisation. Presenting agenda-setting research to
encourage interdisciplinary and international dialogue and foster
the development of a distinctive new field of social research, The
Routledge International Handbook of Global Therapeutic Cultures
will appeal to scholars across the social sciences with interests
in the advance of therapeutic discourses and practices in an
increasingly psychologised society.
The Psychologization of Society explores the manner in which
psychology has increasingly crept into everyday life, with nature
reduced to a source of mental health, the belief in God motivated
by health not salvation, sin and evil turned into psychiatric
diagnosis and the market economy being primarily driven by
psychology. Showing that Norway, like the United States and Great
Britain, is currently subjected to a psychological worldview or
"therapeutic ethos," Madsen examines an array of spheres such as
media, law, religion, self-help literature and cosmetic surgery to
shed light on the ways in which the therapeutic ethos, rather than
simply "triumphing" over them, actually blends in with regional
norms and values. A study of the psychological imprint on Western
countries as a form of the global democratisation of psychologised
self-care, this book explores the boundless struggle to be the
"best version of yourself" in contemporary neoliberal culture. As
such, it will appeal to scholars of sociology, psychology and
cultural and media studies with interests in therapeutic discourses
and paradoxes of health.
This book provides an analysis of the social representations of
leading self-help genres, including neurolinguistic programming,
cognitive self-help therapy, mindfulness, self-management,
self-esteem, self-leadership and self-control. Exploring the
globalised therapeutic culture of today, the book argues that
psychology as 'science' is often abandoned to aid the individual
pursuit for self-realization and self-optimization. Opposing the
view that self-help culture is external to psychology, Madsen
argues that it is firmly embedded within psychology, playing an
important role in people's lives. Each chapter traces and
critically interprets a range of self-help philosophies and
techniques, examining the claims of self-help literature to
represent the most innovative psychological, medical or
neurobiological research. Discussing each genre in turn, chapters
examine key research alongside self-help literature to explore the
effectiveness and impact of leading self-help genres in various
social contexts and environments. The book offers a contemporary
critical overview of issues concerning self-help, combining
critical psychology with the theory of social representation to
provide a broad perspective on self-help as a valid psychology.
Optimizing the Self will be of interest to academics, researchers
and postgraduate students in the fields of social representation,
critical and cultural psychology and theory, clinical psychology,
and the sociology of culture and science. The book will also be of
use to critical and cultural psychologists and theorists, as well
as clinical psychologists.
This book provides an analysis of the social representations of
leading self-help genres, including neurolinguistic programming,
cognitive self-help therapy, mindfulness, self-management,
self-esteem, self-leadership and self-control. Exploring the
globalised therapeutic culture of today, the book argues that
psychology as 'science' is often abandoned to aid the individual
pursuit for self-realization and self-optimization. Opposing the
view that self-help culture is external to psychology, Madsen
argues that it is firmly embedded within psychology, playing an
important role in people's lives. Each chapter traces and
critically interprets a range of self-help philosophies and
techniques, examining the claims of self-help literature to
represent the most innovative psychological, medical or
neurobiological research. Discussing each genre in turn, chapters
examine key research alongside self-help literature to explore the
effectiveness and impact of leading self-help genres in various
social contexts and environments. The book offers a contemporary
critical overview of issues concerning self-help, combining
critical psychology with the theory of social representation to
provide a broad perspective on self-help as a valid psychology.
Optimizing the Self will be of interest to academics, researchers
and postgraduate students in the fields of social representation,
critical and cultural psychology and theory, clinical psychology,
and the sociology of culture and science. The book will also be of
use to critical and cultural psychologists and theorists, as well
as clinical psychologists.
In what ways has psychology become more influential in Western
society? In this book author Ole Jacob Madsen considers the notion
of a 'Therapeutic Turn' in Western culture - the tendency for
psychology to permeate ever new spheres within society. The
Therapeutic Turn evaluates the increasing prevalence of psychology
in several areas of Western society: Western consumer culture,
contemporary Christianity, self-help, sport and politics. Madsen
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.
The Therapeutic Turn presents an accessible and engaging critique
of the influence of psychology within Western society. It will
appeal to a broad audience of students, academics and lay readers
interested in this aspect of modernity and contemporary society,
and it will also be of great interest to practitioners and
therapists.
The Psychologization of Society explores the manner in which
psychology has increasingly crept into everyday life, with nature
reduced to a source of mental health, the belief in God motivated
by health not salvation, sin and evil turned into psychiatric
diagnosis and the market economy being primarily driven by
psychology. Showing that Norway, like the United States and Great
Britain, is currently subjected to a psychological worldview or
"therapeutic ethos," Madsen examines an array of spheres such as
media, law, religion, self-help literature and cosmetic surgery to
shed light on the ways in which the therapeutic ethos, rather than
simply "triumphing" over them, actually blends in with regional
norms and values. A study of the psychological imprint on Western
countries as a form of the global democratisation of psychologised
self-care, this book explores the boundless struggle to be the
"best version of yourself" in contemporary neoliberal culture. As
such, it will appeal to scholars of sociology, psychology and
cultural and media studies with interests in therapeutic discourses
and paradoxes of health.
In this book, Professor Ole Jacob Madsen analyses the implications
of Scandinavia's current concern for the mental health problems of
adolescents, said to be struggling in the face of increasing
demands for achievement and success. It critically examines our
understanding of this so-called "achievement generation",
questioning whether today's youth are really worse off than
previous generations and how we have come to believe that this is
so. The author's wide-ranging investigation draws on a large body
of research, as well as considering socio-political, historical and
regional factors that might be affecting the resilience and mental
health among young people. It also provides original
psycholinguistic studies of popular media concepts associated with
these issues including: "the achievement generation", "pathological
perfection" and "the good girl syndrome". Deconstructing
Scandinavia's "Achievement Generation" presents an engaging
contribution to key debates around therapeutic culture and society
in the 21st century. It will appeal to students and scholars of
critical and social psychology, sociology, anthropology,
philosophy; as well as to those working in education, social work
and mental health.
In what ways has psychology become more influential in Western
society? In this book author Ole Jacob Madsen considers the notion
of a 'Therapeutic Turn' in Western culture - the tendency for
psychology to permeate ever new spheres within society. The
Therapeutic Turn evaluates the increasing prevalence of psychology
in several areas of Western society: Western consumer culture,
contemporary Christianity, self-help, sport and politics. Madsen
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.
The Therapeutic Turn presents an accessible and engaging critique
of the influence of psychology within Western society. It will
appeal to a broad audience of students, academics and lay readers
interested in this aspect of modernity and contemporary society,
and it will also be of great interest to practitioners and
therapists.
In this book, Professor Ole Jacob Madsen analyses the implications
of Scandinavia's current concern for the mental health problems of
adolescents, said to be struggling in the face of increasing
demands for achievement and success. It critically examines our
understanding of this so-called "achievement generation",
questioning whether today's youth are really worse off than
previous generations and how we have come to believe that this is
so. The author's wide-ranging investigation draws on a large body
of research, as well as considering socio-political, historical and
regional factors that might be affecting the resilience and mental
health among young people. It also provides original
psycholinguistic studies of popular media concepts associated with
these issues including: "the achievement generation", "pathological
perfection" and "the good girl syndrome". Deconstructing
Scandinavia's "Achievement Generation" presents an engaging
contribution to key debates around therapeutic culture and society
in the 21st century. It will appeal to students and scholars of
critical and social psychology, sociology, anthropology,
philosophy; as well as to those working in education, social work
and mental health.
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