· 2018· Book chapter
We've Had a Hundred Years of Psychotherapy—And the World's Getting Worse*
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Short summary
Despite a century of psychotherapy, the world's social and environmental conditions are deteriorating, as evidenced by the diverse and struggling populations coexisting in a polluted, yet appealing, Santa Monica.
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Key points
- A century of psychotherapy has not demonstrably improved global social or environmental conditions.
- The Santa Monica Pier area showcases a diverse population coexisting with visible signs of social disparity and environmental neglect.
- Despite pollution, the ocean's aesthetic appeal draws people, symbolizing a disconnect between appearance and reality.
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Abstract
Two men are on an afternoon walk in Santa Monica, on the Pacific Palisades. They began their walk on the Santa Monica Pier, with its rundown carnival air, where the affluent and the homeless pass among each other—and among Latinos from East L.A. and the new Central American ghettos; blacks from South Central; Asians from Chinatown, Koreatown, and the Japanese enclaves; pale whites from Culver City and North Hollywood; tan, svelte whites from West L.A.; old people of all descriptions and accents; and tourists from everywhere. The poor fish for food off the pier, though signs in English and Spanish tell them it’s dangerous to eat their catch. The beach is often closed from sewage spills. But the ocean doesn’t show its filth, it looks as lovely as always, and it’s anywhere from ten to thirty degrees cooler at the Pacific than even just a few miles inland—so everybody comes.
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Field: General Psychology
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