ISBN: 9781922070906

The pressure to achieve and be happy is taking a heavy toll, resulting in a warped view of the self, disorientation, and despair. People are lonelier than ever before. But his book ends o… More...

The pressure to achieve and be happy is taking a heavy toll, resulting in a warped view of the self, disorientation, and despair. People are lonelier than ever before. But his book ends on a note of cautious optimism. The Nile on eBay   FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE   What About Me?: The Struggle for Identity in a Market-Based Society by Paul Verhaeghe According to current thinking, anyone who fails to succeed must have something wrong with them. The pressure to achieve and be happy is taking a heavy toll, resulting in a warped view of the self, disorientation, and despair. People are lonelier than ever before. Today's pay-for-performance mentality is turning institutions such as schools, universities, and hospitals into businesses - even individuals are being made to think of themselves as one-person enterprises. Love is increasingly hard to find, and we struggle to lead meaningful lives. FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description In What about Me?, Paul Verhaeghe's main concern is how social change has led to this psychic crisis and altered the way we think about ourselves.According to current thinking, anyone who fails to succeed must have something wrong with them. The pressure to achieve and be happy is taking a heavy toll, resulting in a warped view of the self, disorientation, and despair. People are lonelier than ever before. Today's pay-for-performance mentality is turning institutions like schools, universities, and hospitals into businesses - even individuals are being made to think of themselves as one-person enterprises. Love is increasingly hard to find, and we struggle to lead meaningful lives.In What about Me?, Paul Verhaeghe's main concern is how social change has led to this psychic crisis and altered the way we think about ourselves. He investigates the effects of thirty years of neoliberalism, free-market forces, privatisation, and the relationship between our engineered society and individual identity. It turns out that who we are is, as always, determined by the context in which we live.From his clinical experience as a psychotherapist, Verhaeghe shows the profound impact that social change is having on mental health, even affecting the nature of the disorders from which we suffer. But his book ends on a note of cautious optimism. Can we once again become masters of our fate - if we accept the challenge. Author Biography Paul Verhaeghe is professor of clinical psychology and psychoanalysis at the University of Ghent in Belgium, and is also in private practice. He is the author of Narcissus in Mourning, Love in a Time of Loneliness, and What about Me?- the struggle for identity in a marked-based society. The American edition of On Being Normal and Other Disorders (2002) was awarded the Goethe Prize. Review "Remarkable...What About Me? is one of those books that, by making connections between apparently distinct phenomena, permits sudden new insights into what is happening to us and why." --George Monbiot, The Guardian "Paul Verhaeghe brilliantly captures the long-term impact that living in a profit-obsessed society has had on our psychology. An excellent book." --Hanif Kureishi "[An] intriguing study of modern identity" --Canberra Times "This book begins quietly and slowly builds in power and eloquence as it illuminates the impact of the past 30 years of neo-liberal ideology on our sense of identity." PICK OF THE WEEK --Cameron Woodhead, The Age Review Quote "This book begins quietly and slowly builds in power and eloquence as it illuminates the impact of the past 30 years of neo-liberal ideology on our sense of identity." PICK OF THE WEEK Feature Investigates the effects on individuals of thirty years of neo-liberalism, free-market forces, and privatisation Shows the profoundly adverse impacts that market values are having on mental health Demonstrates how today's 'pay-for-performance' mentality is turning institutions such as schools, universities, and hospitals into businesses, and obliging individuals to become one-person enterprises in response Details ISBN1922070904 Author Paul Verhaeghe Year 2014 ISBN-10 1922070904 ISBN-13 9781922070906 Format Paperback Publication Date 2014-03-26 Imprint Scribe Publications Place of Publication Carlton North Country of Publication Australia Subtitle The Struggle for Identity in a Market-based Society Pages 272 DEWEY 155.2 Short Title WHAT ABT ME Language English Media Book Publisher Scribe Publications Translator Michael A. Scarpitti Edited by Gnon Baba Birth 19691203 Affiliation Research Scholar, Amal Jyothi Centre for Nanoscience and Technology, Kerala, India Position Former senior instructor and associate head, English (deceased) Qualifications MD Audience Age 15-10 Audience General NZ Release Date 2014-03-25 AU Release Date 2014-03-25 We've got thisAt The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it.With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICYNo questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERYNo matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENTPeace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:77417117; , Neu, Festpreisangebot, [LT: FixedPrice], ISBN-13: 9781922070906, Book Title: What About Me?: The Struggle for Identity in a Market-Based Socie, Publication Year: 2014, Type: Textbook, Format: Paperback, Subject Area: Social Psychology, Language: English, Publication Name: What about Me?: the Struggle for Identity in a Market-Based Society, Item Height: 208mm, Item Width: 135mm, Item Weight: 270g, Number of Pages: 272 Pages, Scribe Publications<

ISBN: 9781922070906

Paperback, [PU: Scribe Publications], According to current thinking, anyone who fails to succeed must have something wrong with them. The pressure to achieve and be happy is taking a heav… More...

Paperback, [PU: Scribe Publications], According to current thinking, anyone who fails to succeed must have something wrong with them. The pressure to achieve and be happy is taking a heavy toll, resulting in a warped view of the self, disorientation, and despair. People are lonelier than ever before. Today's pay-for-performance mentality is turning institutions such as schools, universities, and hospitals into businesses - even individuals are being made to think of themselves as one-person enterprises. Love is increasingly hard to find, and we struggle to lead meaningful lives., Cultural Studies, Popular Culture, Sociology, Social & Cultural Anthropology, Psychology Of Ageing, Social, Group Or Collective Psychology, Self, Ego, Identity, Personality, E-commerce: Business Aspects<

2014, ISBN: 9781922070906

Übersetzer: Hedley-Prole, Jane, Scribe Publications, Taschenbuch, Auflage: Translation, 265 Seiten, Publiziert: 2014-03-26T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, Hersteller-Nr.: 9781922070906, 0… More...

Übersetzer: Hedley-Prole, Jane, Scribe Publications, Taschenbuch, Auflage: Translation, 265 Seiten, Publiziert: 2014-03-26T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, Hersteller-Nr.: 9781922070906, 0.6 kg, Soziologie, Sozialwissenschaft, Kategorien, Bücher, Anthropologie, E-Commerce, E-Business, Business & Karriere, Online-Marketing, Entwicklungspsychologie, Psychologie, Fachbücher, Persönlichkeit, Psychologie & Hilfe, Ratgeber, Scribe Publications, 2014<

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