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 psycholo
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 heal
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 psycholo
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,
Bringing together studies of therapeutic cultures from across the social sciences, this book combines studies of the psychologisation of social life from around the world to examine the historical dev
Bringing together studies of therapeutic cultures from across the social sciences, this book combines studies of the psychologisation of social life from around the world to examine the historical dev