{"product_id":"the-pathology-of-normalcy-erich-fromm-9798337209159","title":"The Pathology of Normalcy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe legendary social psychologist and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author meditates on ideas of mental health and normalcy in contemporary society.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the beginning of the 1950s, Erich Fromm increasingly questioned whether people in contemporary industrial society were mentally healthy. Eventually the topic of various lectures, Fromm's new social psychoanalytic approach enabled him to further develop the psychoanalytic method into a comprehensive critique of the pathology of the \"normal,\" socially adjusted human being. He was thus able to subject to a radical analysis the widespread strivings that dominate behavior in society--and therefore question what is \"normal,\" what is beneficial to mental health, and what makes people ill. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In\u003ci\u003e The Pathology of Normalcy\u003c\/i\u003e, Fromm examines the concepts of mental health and mental illness in modern society. He discusses, through a series of lectures, subjects including a frame of reference for evaluating mental health, the relationship between mental health issues and alienation, and the connection between psychological and economic theory. Finally, he elucidates how humanity can overcome \"the insane society,\" as well as its own innate laziness. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Erich Fromm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798337209159\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.45d","brand":"Erich Fromm","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48588506857727,"sku":"9798337209159","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-pathology-of-normalcy-erich-fromm-9798337209159","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}