Berglund, Anders | SOCIOLOGICAL THERAPY AND DIAGNOSIS : Socioanalysis, sociopractise, socioedu

Boken utforskar hur sociologi kan stödja människors liv genom integrativ socioanalys och kritisk granskning av psykologiska metoder.

• Utforskar sociologins roll i att stödja ett gott liv.

• Integrativ socioanalys för att förstå och förändra livsvillkor.

• Utgiven som häftat band, 2026.

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Bindning: Häftat band

Bokförlag: BoD
ISBN: 9789181344738

Omfång: 386 s.
Språk: Engelska
Utgivningsdatum: 2026-07-10

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How can the social and sociology support the good life? This book investigates what happens if sociology not only analyzes the conditions of human life, but also develops therapeutic practices to help people understand and change their lives in relation to the social world in which they are embedded. While much of sociology has criticized therapeutic practices, this book attempts to take the next step: to formulate a more coherent sociological research program for analysis, diagnosis, practice, socioeducation, and change work, supported by sociological rules of thumb for the good life.

At the center of the book is the proposal for an integrative socioanalysis, aimed at understanding human difficulties as socially formed and socially open to change. Sociological diagnoses are not treated as fixed labels, but as heuristic formulations intended to support the good life. The book is a critique of the dominance of psychology, psychotherapy, and psychiatry in caring for contemporary human beings. In this book, Aristotelian Balance Theory is applied in a therapeutic context, building on the theory presented in The Mediocre Society and Aristotelian Balance Theory (2026). It can be read by those interested in sociology, society, and by anyone who wants to explore how sociology can support the search for the good life. The book may serve as a foundation for increasing care for others and ourselves through sociological wisdom.

Sociological therapy and diagnosis av Anders Berglund hittar du under Sociologi inom Samhällsvetenskaper | Sociologi | Antropologi i huvudkategorin Politik | Samhälle.

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