Culture of Recovery: Making Sense of the Self-help Movement in Women's Lives

by Elayne Rapping

Overview

A thoughtful exploration of the recovery movement and its impact on contemporary life—from talk shows and self-help books to Clinton's presidential campaign.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780807027172
Publisher:	Beacon Press
Publication date:	04/30/1997
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.60(d)

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	ix
	Introduction	1
1	Oprah, Geraldo, and the Movie of the Week: Recovery-Talk Takes Over	15
2	Personal Politics: The Feminist Roots of Recovery	49
3	Recovery, Inc.: The Marketing of "Addiction"	64
4	In the Rooms: Learning to Talk the Talk	95
5	Women Who Read Too Much: Getting a Life at Barnes & Noble	127
6	The Diseasing of Politics: Solipsism, Survival, and Self-Esteem	161
	Notes	187
	References	199
	Index	209

Editorial Reviews

Elayne Rapping's lucid The Culture of Recovery examines the roots and results of . . . [a] sea change in our notions of why so many bad things happen to so many good women. . . . What's most admirable is the seriousness of Rapping's effort to understand, to refrain from judging. —Francine Prose, New York Newsday

"[Rapping's] research into the movement is voluminous; her perceptions are astute. . . . Virtually every page is thought-provoking. Curious, well-informed and open-minded, Rapping is the sort of person I'd like to get stuck with in an airport shut down by a storm, for the conversation would be enthralling." —Celia Morris, Houston Chronicle

"Articulate, historically grounded, and well informed." —Kirkus Reviews

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