{"product_id":"one-nation-under-therapy-how-the-helping-culture-is-eroding-self-reliance-paperback","title":"One Nation Under Therapy: How the Helping Culture Is Eroding Self-Reliance - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristina Hoff Sommers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSally Satel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmericans have traditionally placed great value on self-reliance and fortitude. In recent decades, however, we have seen the rise of a therapeutic ethic that views Americans as emotionally underdeveloped, psychically frail, and requiring the ministrations of mental health professionals. Today---with a book for every ailment, a lawsuit for every grievance and a TV show for every conceivable problem---we are at risk of degrading our native ability to cope with life's challenges.\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on established science and common sense, Christina Sommers and Dr. Sally Satel reveal how therapism and the burgeoning trauma industry have come to pervade our lives, with a host of troubling consequences, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*The myth of stressed-out, homework-burdened, hyper-competitive, and depressed schoolchildren in need of therapy and medication \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*The loss of moral bearings in our approach to lying, crime, and addiction \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*The unasked-for grief counselors who descend on bereaved families, schools, and communities following a tragedy\u003cbr\u003eIntelligent, provocative, and wryly amusing, \u003ci\u003eOne Nation Under Therapy\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates that talking about problems is no substitute for confronting them.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for The War Against Boys by Christina Hoff Sommers, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eProvocative and controversial . . . Sommers's voice is impassioned and articulate.\u003cbr\u003e- Marilyn Gardner, \u003ci\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMs. Sommers . . . makes [her] arguments persuasively and unflinchingly, with plenty of data to support them.\u003cbr\u003e- Richard Bernstein, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book promises to launch and influence an enduring national debate.\u003cbr\u003e- Mary Eberstadt, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Times \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for PC, M.D. by Sally Satel\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn excellent study of medicine and society.\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA straightforward assault on disturbing and dangerous trends that have entered the arena of medical care. \u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn extraordinarily courageous, punctiliously researched, powerful new book. \u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003eThe Baltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristina Hoff Sommers\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eWho Stole Feminism?\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe War Against Boys\u003c\/i\u003e and is the editor of \u003ci\u003eVice and Virtue in Everyday Life\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the most popular ethics textbooks in the country. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Sally Satel\u003c\/b\u003e is a practicing psychiatrist and a lecturer at Yale University School of Medicine. She is the author of \u003ci\u003ePC, M.D.: How Political Correctness Is Corrupting Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoth authors are resident scholars at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 27, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52733439246643,"sku":"9780312304447","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/bFpVcmRxZFhEMWh4dStFWUFxRzZzdz09.webp?v=1763931542","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/one-nation-under-therapy-how-the-helping-culture-is-eroding-self-reliance-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}