The Price of Privilege
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Price of Privilege is a non-fiction book by Dr Madeline Levine. The book?s primary thesis is that teenagers from affluent families have more intense psychological problems than expected. Levine maintains that children from rich families with psychological dysfunctions have been ignored because many people assume the wealthy have the resources to take care of themselves. Her findings are based on her experience as a psychologist working with children in Marin County and related clinical studies. She defines affluence as a yearly household income…mehr

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Price of Privilege is a non-fiction book by Dr Madeline Levine. The book?s primary thesis is that teenagers from affluent families have more intense psychological problems than expected. Levine maintains that children from rich families with psychological dysfunctions have been ignored because many people assume the wealthy have the resources to take care of themselves. Her findings are based on her experience as a psychologist working with children in Marin County and related clinical studies. She defines affluence as a yearly household income in the US$120,000 to $160,000 range.She had many teenage patients from affluent households who had excellent grades in school, and participated in a number of extracurricular activities. Yet they suffered debilitating neuroses including, anxiety, depression, drug addiction, anorexia, and self harm. She noted two key indicators of this dysfunction: achievement pressure, and emotional isolationfrom parents.