Worked Up Selves

Personal Development Workers, Self-Work and Therapeutic Cultures
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-349-29948-5
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 258 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 411 g

Drawing upon current literature on the history and politics of therapeutic cultures and upon original, qualitative research this book was produced in response to rapidly growing interest in the rise of 'new' HRD practices such as coaching, 'soft skills' training and personal development training.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Swan, E.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Personalwesen, Human Resource Management
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Coaching, Training, Supervision

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Changing Selves History of Working the Self Therapeutic Cultures: Practices of Social Control or Self-Creation? Cultural Representations of Therapeutic Cultures Expert Relations Transformations of the Self Getting in Touch with their Feelings? Worked Up Selves

Über Autor(innen)

ELAINE SWAN is senior teaching fellow at Lancaster University Management School, UK. Her research interests include diversity practices, corporate pedagogy culture and racialisation and gendering in organizations. She has published on the subjects of therapeutic cultures, diversity and gender and race in organizations. She has recently published a co-authored book with Caroline Gatrell entitled (Sage).