The Therapeutic State: The Clarence Thomas and Anita Hill Hearings

The incorporation of the cultural system of moral understanding into the modern American state may be seen in the Clarence Thomas-Anita Hill hearings. The cultural manifestation of the therapeutic perspective involves the liberation of the self from society and social institutions and the rise of th...

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Published in:The Antioch review 1998-01, Vol.56 (1), p.5-25
Main Author: Nolan, James L.
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Alcoholism
Attention deficit disorder
Cultural psychology
Essays
Ethnic ethos
Medical treatment
Moral conditions
Pathology
Political aspects
Politics
Psychology
Self
Self psychology
Self psychology (Psychoanalytic theory)
Senators
Social aspects
Social psychology
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Summary:The incorporation of the cultural system of moral understanding into the modern American state may be seen in the Clarence Thomas-Anita Hill hearings. The cultural manifestation of the therapeutic perspective involves the liberation of the self from society and social institutions and the rise of the self as the center of society. Expressions of emotion during the Thomas-Hill hearings and how these emotions were used as a moral claim are examples of how the therapeutic state has been infused into the American political order.
ISSN:0003-5769
DOI:10.2307/4613603