Weariness of the Self
Diagnosing the History of Depression in the Contemporary Age
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, History
| Author: | Alain Ehrenberg | ISBN: | 9780773578708 |
| Publisher: | MQUP | Publication: | December 20, 2009 |
| Imprint: | MQUP | Language: | English |
| Author: | Alain Ehrenberg |
| ISBN: | 9780773578708 |
| Publisher: | MQUP |
| Publication: | December 20, 2009 |
| Imprint: | MQUP |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
