I'm Dysfunctional, You're Dysfunctional: The Recovery Movement and Other Self-Help 0679745858, 9780679745853

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English Pages 180 [210] Year 1993

Table of contents :
Cover
Back Cover
About the Author
Title
Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface to the Vintage Edition
Introduction
1. Chances Are, You're Codependent Too: Recovery Books
2. Testifying: Television
3. Don't Worry, Be Happy: Positive Thinking to est
4. In Step: Support Groups
5. The Recovery Boutique: Workshopping
6. Stop Making Sense: New Age
7. God Is a Good Parent Too: Self-Help and Popular Theology
Conclusion: The Political Problem of Self-Help, Which the Author Has No Idea How to Solve
Notes
Index

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