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)