THE BIG EGO TRIP
Finding true significance in a culture
of self-esteem
By Glynn Harrison
IVP. 224 pages. £9.99
ISBN 978 1 844 746 200
Glynn Harrison has served us well in providing a corrective view on \u2018self-esteem\u2019. Not only does this psychiatrist look at the roots and development of the \u2018self-esteem\u2019 phenomenon, but also its extent, e.g. how it has shaped current educational thinking. This chapter alone should be read by parents and teachers.
As the author writes: \u2018Unless we understand the scale of this cultural change, we shall never find sufficient motivation to unpick its influence in our own hearts, or to rescue our children from its claim on their lives\u2019.
