The Origins of Unhappiness

It is the main argument of this book that emotional and psychological distress is often brought about through the operation of social-environmental powers which have their origin at a considerable distance from those ultimately subjected to them.

Autorentext

Smail, David

Inhalt

Introduction -- Psychology and Distress - The Story So Far -- 'When I Was Little' - The Experience of Power -- Bodies and Worlds - The Field of Power -- Case Study: The 1980s -- Help -- A Rational Faith -- Appendix