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It's not (all) your fault : self-help and the individualization of oppression / Sharon Podobnik.

Summary:

Whether you're a self-help enthusiast, skeptic, or outspoken activist, this book is essential reading. Through captivating stories and insightful research, Podobnik reorients us to our power, provides radical strategies for growth and change, and brings conscious awareness to what we already know: the future is a collaborative effort.Despite what the world has told you, it's not all your fault.

Record details

ISBN: 9798889268413
Physical Description: 382 pages ; 22 cm
Publisher: [Place of publication not not identified] : Manuscripts Press, 2022.
Copyright: ©2022

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- Section 1 Asleep -- Chapter 1 waking up -- Chapter 2 socialization -- Chapter 3 american dreaming -- Chapter 4 self-help is inevitable -- Section 2 Awareness -- Chapter 5 it's not working -- Chapter 6 the vulnerability trap -- Chapter 7 the paradox of hope -- Chapter 8 windows of understanding -- Section 3 analysis -- Chapter 9 navigating oppression -- Chapter 10 self-help is a capitalist religion -- Chapter 11 privatizing the self -- Chapter 12 fault obscures responsibility -- Section 4 Action -- Chapter 13 rethinking action -- Chapter 14 spiraling up -- Chapter 15 writing a new story -- Chapter 16 creating justice -- Section 5 accountability and allyship -- Chapter 17 a more radical acceptance -- Chapter 18 insitituionalizing humanity -- Chapter 19 accountability is allyship -- Chapter 20 we need you -- Acknowledgements -- Appendix.