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Self-Help, Inc. : Makeover Culture in American Life

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Why doesn't self-help help? Millions of people turn to self-improvement when they find that their lives aren't working out quite as they had imagined. The market for self-improvement products--books, audiotapes, life-makeover seminars and regimens of all kinds--is exploding, and there seems to be no end in sight for this trend. In Self-Help, Inc., cultural critic Micki McGee asks what our seemingly insatiable demand for self-help can tell us about ourselves at the outset of this new century. This lucid and fascinating book reveals how makeover culture traps Americans in endless cycles of self-invention and overwork, and offers suggestions for how we can address the alienating conditions of modern work and family life.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780195171242
  • ISBN-10: 0195171241
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • Publish Date: September 2005
  • Dimensions: 9.64 x 6.4 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.22 pounds
  • Page Count: 304

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