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Title: Constructing the Self, Constructing America: A Cultural History of Psychotherapy by Philip Cushman ISBN: 0-201-44192-6 Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 September, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An overlooked masterpiece
Comment: This book looks at American cultural history since the Civil War through the prism of historical changes in the field of psychotherapy--and at the same time puts psychotherapy in a historical context. It's simply the best cultural history of the US I've ever read. It traces the threads--primarily unbridled capitalism, rugged individualism, and the decline of the family and community--that have left us with the "empty self" which so many suffer from today. That is, a self that is depressed, anxious, psychosomatic, addicted--desperate to be filled up, by consumer goods, by peak experiences, by celebrity, by psychotherapy--without recognizing how much of our suffering comes from social change.
Rating: 5
Summary: The thread of self is woven into psychology and history
Comment: This is a fun and informative description of how history and psychology have influenced each other, resulting in a sense of self that shapes and is shaped by our culture. Many psychological approaches end up in navel gazing introversion. Cushman dispenses with these and paints a clear picture of history and psychology dancing together in an embrace that allows the self to be both a cultural artifact and a culture shaper. Ideas can change the world and Cushman's book is full of ideas that have changed history, for better or for worse. The combination of academic rigor, interesting anecdotal evidence and plain funny material are rare in a single volume. If you are tired of the standard psychological introversion, try this one for a refreshing perspective on the dynamics of history, culture and the self.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent in every way
Comment: I'm a Master's level student doing research with the influence of racism on the psychology of Black people. I found this book extremely enlightening. It was recommended to me by a professor and I haven't put it down yet!!! Great resource.
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Title: Cultural Psychology: A Once and Future Discipline by Michael Cole ISBN: 0674179560 Publisher: Belknap Press Pub. Date: 01 March, 1998 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Thinking Through Cultures: Expeditions in Cultural Psychology by Richard Shweder ISBN: 0674884167 Publisher: Harvard University Press Pub. Date: 01 March, 1991 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: People: Psychology from a Cultural Perspective by David Matsumoto ISBN: 1577661133 Publisher: Waveland Pr Inc Pub. Date: 28 March, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Theories of Psychotherapy: Origins and Evolution by Paul L. Wachtel ISBN: 1557984352 Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA) Pub. Date: 01 July, 1997 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy by Gerald Corey ISBN: 0534348238 Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company Pub. Date: 10 March, 2000 List Price(USD): $78.95 |
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