This book argues that people make themselves more powerless than they need to be, and that this attitude...undermines one's personal effectiveness in both love and work and negates one's willingness to pursue any large-scale visions of political or social change.
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"Argues that people make themselves more powerless than they need to be, and that this attitude ... undermines one's personal effectiveness in both love and work and negates one's willingness to pursue any large-scale visions of political or social change."
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Accessible and Thoughtful Working Class Psychology,
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This review is from: Surplus Powerlessness : The Psychodynamics of Everyday Life and the Psychology of Individual and Social Transformation (Reprint ed) (Paperback)
Lerner is a lifelong radical who turned to therapy and class analysis to understand why leaders and activists in social movements are often overwhelmed or defeated by their own sense of powerlessness- even when they are winning.Field tested in support groups, workplace stress groups and family oriented programs with union members and other workers in Northern California, Lerner's work at asks most of the important questions about why work disempowers so many of us and damages our social anmd political lives. This work is also informed by Lerner's reclaiming the transformative power of religion in his own life. Michael Lerner is a former editor of Ramparts, student and anti-war leader, and editor of Tikkun magazine.
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This is Michael Lerner's most important book. It is the conceptual foundation of all is other work. To get a new copy for $5 is unbelievable!
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