"The Myth of Psychotherapy" and "Hunger of Memory"

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This paper compares two books by Thomas Szasz and Richard Rodriguez for their similarities. The paper explains Szasz' theory that psychoanalysis is bunk and also Rodriguez' theory that bilingual education and affirmative action are detrimental to assimilation.

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"In Richard Rodriguez's "Hunger of Memory" and Thomas Szasz' "The Myth of Psychotherapy" both authors have a similar goal. In "Hunger of Memory" Rodriguez undermines the notion that bilingual education and affirmative action are beneficial for minorities in the US. In "The Myth of Psychotherapy" Szasz argues that psychotherapy has become an enormous threat to those who do not wish to be characterized by Freudian and other psychological theories."

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