Evolution of self-help, the
Auteur :
Archibald, M.
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9780230600379
Date de publication :
9 avr. 2008
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book examines the institutionalization of self-help in the United States using organizational and social movement theories. He explores the ways in which the marginal practices of sufferers of chronic conditions like Parkinson's or alcoholism became the common solution for all manner of medical, behavioural, and psychological problems.