Encountering America: Humanistic Psychology, Sixties Culture, and the Shaping of the Modern Self

by Jessica Grogan

Book Overview

A dramatic narrative history of the psychological movement that reshaped American culture The expectation that our careers and personal lives should be expressions of our authentic selves, the belief that our relationships should be defined by openness and understanding, the idea that therapy can help us reach our fullest potential--these ideas have become so familiar that it's impossible to imagine our world without them. In Encountering America...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061834769
• ISBN13: 9780061834769
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.3" x 8.2"