{"product_id":"one-nation-under-therapy-christina-hoff-sommers-9780312304447","title":"One Nation Under Therapy: How the Helping Culture Is Eroding Self-Reliance","description":"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christina Hoff Sommers, Sally Satel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312304447\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312304447\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.90d","brand":"Christina Hoff Sommers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988115456255,"sku":"9780312304447","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4f218cbf-9f74-4088-b75e-4e897be96370.jpg?v=1683292708","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/one-nation-under-therapy-christina-hoff-sommers-9780312304447","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}