How the Helping Culture Is Eroding Self-Reliance
by
Christina Hoff Sommers, Dr. Sally Satel, M.D.
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
Americans 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 to cope with...