| Abstract: | Reviews the book, Intentional Changes by Allen Tough (1982). In this book, Allen Tough intends to reach an academic and professional audience with a plea for recognition of the importance of self-initiated changes. To support his "power to the person" message, Tough presents a large body of data from 150 intensive interviews in England, Canada, and the United States. Another 180 interviews contributed to the development of a formal interview schedule and of ideas. He identifies four major themes that emerge from his data--themes that underlie his arguments for greater personal freedom and for the provision of non-intrusive help to facilitate the use of that freedom. The reviewer found the book to be an interesting and worthwhile book to read, although the data presented are too flawed to be persuasive. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
