Beyond Therapeutic Culture in Latin America: Hybrid Networks in Argentina and Brazil

ISBN-13: 9780367187026 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 224 str.

Argentina) Viott Nicolas (National University of San Martin

Opis

By focusing on quantitative and qualitative research in Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires, this book expands on the notion of "therapeutic culture."

Spis treści

Introduction: From therapeutic culture to therapeutic networks; 1 The theoretical framework: Therapeutic networks as assemblages; 2 The supply side of therapeutic networks: Mobilizing thick and thin actants for wellbeing; 3 On the demand side: Searching wellbeing through interaction with thin actants; 4 Actants and their complexity: Between thinning thick actants and thickening thin actants; 5 Parallel paths toward the autonomization of the self: Between religion and self-help; 6 Complex forms of mediation: Ontological brokers, translators, and bridges; Conclusions: Toward a new theorization of the therapeutic