num_pages: 234
description: A collection of essays, among them his famed eight-page essay on "Sham," originally prepared for the 1966 Conference on Society and Psychosis at the Hahnemann Medical College (now Drexel University Medical School) in Philadelphia. In it, Henry describes how children are socialized to accept and utilize dishonesty as an interpersonal tool despite being taught to "always tell the truth."
language: English
title: On sham, vulnerability and other forms of self-destruction
titlecomplete: On sham, vulnerability and other forms of self-destruction
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Random House