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A 3 page paper which examines what was going on in the world which led to the society taking on the humanist theory concerning self disclosure as found in the theories of Carl Rogers. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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was feeling the pressures of a great many things. People were still recovering from the Second World War, they were fearing the Cold War, there were struggles with womens rights
and Civil Rights, and essentially struggles with all social fears and realities. The following paper examines how what was happening at the time has a great deal to do with
society embracing the humanist theory and self disclosure. Humanist Theory, Self Disclosure and the Times As mentioned, a great deal of chaos, confusion, and struggle was going on
in the American society when the humanist theory truly took hold in the society. In the 1950s and the 1960s people were struggling with their own identity in a society
that was growing more and more intricate, more globally threatening, and less easily defined. Women were no longer simply wives and mothers, African Americans were moving up in education and
the workplace and were demanding more rights, and the world was in fear of nuclear warfare following WWII. It was a great time of uncertainty and it called for some
solid theory that could help people deal with such uncertainty and change. The humanist theory involving self disclosure, as presented by Carl Rogers and other theorists, "suggest that some
degree of self-disclosure benefits relationships, increases self-esteem and leads to a more stable self-image" (Underwood, 2003). If a person shares who they are and what they think and how they
believe with another individual they are interacting in a way that positively helps others as well as the one disclosing information. "If you seek feedback from people, then you will
learn things about yourself that you didnt know before, but others were aware of" (Underwood, 2003). One could also share things they had not previously shared, and thus learn more
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