Katie Wright Livres

Focusing on Australia, the book explores the rise of therapeutic culture from the 19th century, examining the evolution of psychological concerns and the growth of therapy and counseling. Katie Wright utilizes social theory, cultural history, and interviews with therapists and clients to challenge the prevalent pessimism surrounding the therapeutic turn. Her analysis offers a nuanced perspective on its implications for social, political, and personal life in the context of a globalized West, highlighting both the historical roots and contemporary relevance of psychological life.

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Focusing on the transnational aspects of human wellbeing, the author examines how it is constructed and shared across spatial boundaries. Through empirical research involving Peruvian migrants in London and Madrid, along with their connections back home, the book delves into the complex interplay between migration and wellbeing, revealing insights into the experiences and relationships that shape their lives.

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This book discusses how human wellbeing is constructed and transferred intergenerationally in the context of international migration. Research on intergenerational transmission (IGT) has tended to focus on material asset transfers prompting calls to balance material asset analysis with that of psychosocial assets – including norms, values attitudes and behaviors. Drawing on empirical research undertaken with Latin American migrants in London, Katie Wright sets out to redress the balance by examining how far psychosocial transfers may be used as a buffer to mediate the material deprivations that migrants face via adoption of a gender, life course and human wellbeing perspective.