Rock 'n' roll wisdom : what psychologically astute lyrics teach about life and love / Barry A. Farber

Author:: Farber, Barry A. (Barry Alan), 1947-
Additional Titles:: Rock and roll wisdom
Published:: Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2007.
Physical Description:: xxxiii, 190 pages ; 25 cm.

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Series:

Sex, love, and psychology

Contents:

Foreword / by Judy Kuriansky -- Introduction: Listening to lyrics -- Part I: On friendship and love. Friendship ; Love ; Losing love ; Freedom and commitment -- Part II: On pain, uncertainty, and despair. Depression ; Identity ; Serious emotional distress -- Part III: On sex, drugs, and money. Sex and passion ; Drug and alcohol use ; Money -- Part IV: On coping with life. The difficulty of change ; Psychological defenses ; Secrets and self-disclosure ; Religion and spirituality -- Part V: On aging and growth. Growing up ; Aging and mortality ; The search for social justice ; The search for a meaningful life.

Summary:

"No other book has treated rock 'n' roll lyrics so seriously, as a source of both creativity and wisdom. No other book has used rock lyrics to help us understand who we are and why we do what we do. This is a work that will make readers think about their lives and consider where they have been, as well as where they are going. Featured artists include Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Eagles, Joni Mitchell, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, Alanis Morissette, and more. Rock lyrics from every decade since the 1950s are featured and intertwined with the theories of such psychological luminaries as Freud, Rogers, Erikson, and John Bowlby. The wisest rock lyrics, says Farber, can teach us something about ourselves that even the greatest figures in psychology have sometimes failed to do."--BOOK JACKET.

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ISBN:

9780275991647 (alk. paper)
0275991644 (alk. paper)

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [145]-151) and index.

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