Rufus, Anneli S.

Stuck : why we can't (or won't) move on / Anneli Rufus. - New York : Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, c2009. - 328 pages ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-328).

Introduction -- Once upon a time: stuck in the past -- Semiautomatic: stuck in the present -- Oops! I did it again: stuck on habits -- The horror, the horror: stuck on trauma -- People who need people: stuck on others -- Take this job and-- : stuck on work -- Epilogue -- Notes.

Rufus identifies a rather striking social trend: many people are stuck in the wrong relationship, career, or town, or just with bad habits they can't seem to quit. Many even say they want to change, but face a complex network of causes for immobilization.

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American Dream.
Popular culture--United States.
Self-defeating behavior--United States.
Change (Psychology)


United States--Social conditions--21st century.

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