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Dissociation typically describes a psychological defense that protects the psyche from emotionally overwhelming events. However, dissociation can also contribute to maintaining and restoring relationships after suffering traumatic stress and overwhelming social strain. Two aspects of late modern American society interfere with dissociation's contribution to social change: 1) the Enlightenment conception of human nature, on which American democracy is based, and 2) America's sharp distinctions between public and private spheres of life. Using research on human evolution, neuroscience, trauma, and Jungian psychology, Dissociation in Late Modern America shows how Americans have become dependent on dissociative defenses in everyday life, challenging their capacity for soulful connections and living.

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Laura K. Kerr, PhD is a scholar and former psychotherapist specialized in sensorimotor psychotherapy. Though her primary focus is trauma and its effects, her interests are varied, with degrees in physics, atmospheric and space science, philosophy, counseling psychology, and the philosophy of education and symbolic systems. Dr. Kerr has published numerous articles, book chapters, encyclopedia entries, and a collection of essays, Trauma's Labyrinth: Reflections of a Wounded Healer. She is currently at work on her next two books: one on the evolution of spirituality and the other on recovery from sexual trauma. She lives in San Francisco, CA with her husband. When not writing nonfiction, she gardens, paints, writes poetry, practices yoga, and enjoys nature. Visit her at laurakkerr.com.

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