Beyond the therapeutic: a Habermasian view of self-help groups’ place in the public sphere

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Beyond the therapeutic: a Habermasian view of self-help groups’ place in the public sphere

Abstract Self-help groups in the United Kingdom continue to grow in number and address virtually every conceivable health condition, but they remain the subject of very little theoretical analysis. The literature to date has predominantly focused on their therapeutic effects on individual members...

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Main Authors:	Chaudhary, Sarah, Avis, Mark, Munn-Giddings, Carol
Format:	Article
Published:	Palgrave Macmillan 2013
Subjects:	Habermas Self-Help Group Health Citizenship Public Sphere
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/3179/

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