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Weariness of the Self: Diagnosing the History of Depression in the Contemporary Age

Alain Ehrenberg

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Description:Drawing on the accumulated knowledge of a lifetime devoted to the study of the individual in modern democratic society, Ehrenberg shows that the phenomenon of modern depression is not a construction of the pharmaceutical industry but a pathology arising from inadequacy in a social context where success is attributed to, and expected of, the autonomous individual. In so doing, he provides both a novel and convincing description of the illness that clarifies the intertwining relationship between its diagnostic history and changes in social norms and values.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Weariness of the Self: Diagnosing the History of Depression in the Contemporary Age. To get started finding Weariness of the Self: Diagnosing the History of Depression in the Contemporary Age, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 345

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press

Release: 2009

ISBN: 0773577157

Description: Drawing on the accumulated knowledge of a lifetime devoted to the study of the individual in modern democratic society, Ehrenberg shows that the phenomenon of modern depression is not a construction of the pharmaceutical industry but a pathology arising from inadequacy in a social context where success is attributed to, and expected of, the autonomous individual. In so doing, he provides both a novel and convincing description of the illness that clarifies the intertwining relationship between its diagnostic history and changes in social norms and values.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Weariness of the Self: Diagnosing the History of Depression in the Contemporary Age. To get started finding Weariness of the Self: Diagnosing the History of Depression in the Contemporary Age, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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