Sham
Subtitle: How the Self-Help Movement Made America Helpless
Publisher: Crown; Crown Publishers
Published: June 21, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781400054091
Subjects: Self-help groups; Sociology - General; Self-actualization (Psychology; Mental Health And Hygiene; Personal Guidance; Social Science; Psychology; Sociology; Self-actualization (Psychology); Industries - Media & Communications Industries; Mental Health; Current Events / American; Recovery movement
Description: Presents a critique of the self-help movement, explaining how the notion of victimization has blurred the concept of personal responsibility and how the idea of empowerment emphasizes belief over the need to develop personal skills.