Bibliograph

The quick fix, why fad psychology can't cure our social ills, Jesse Singal

Type

Label

The quick fix, why fad psychology can't cure our social ills, Jesse Singal

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-319) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The quick fix

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1224592660

Responsibility statement

Jesse Singal

Sub title

why fad psychology can't cure our social ills

Summary

"An investigative journalist exposes the many holes in today's bestselling behavioral science, and argues that the trendy, TED-Talk-friendly psychological interventions that are so in vogue at the moment will never be enough to truly address social injustice and inequality." -- Amazon.com"How popular psychology fails to solve problems facing society and draws attention and resources away from more effective structural fixes"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

The selling of self-esteem -- The superpredators among us -- Of posing and power -- Positive psychology goes to war -- Who has grit? -- The bias test -- Non-replicable -- Nudging ahead

Target audience

adult

Creator