Toward a sociology of self-help: An outline of its legitimacy in contemporary society

Abstract

This article reviews the topic of self-help, from the origin of this concept to its connection with everyday themes, as well as the branches of academia responsible for the construction of this phenomenon. The starting point in this process is intellectual thinking meant to show how self-help is present in the world of work and the capitalist system, appropriating methods of legitimation. Ways of addressing the topic of self-help are sought out, beyond its critiques as superfluous literature.