Literatura de Autoajuda: o papel informacional na sociedade contemporânea

Abstract

It is proposed through this work to investigate to what extent the literature characterized as self-help gained ground in contemporary society, rising to the source condition of information and knowledge. The focus of research on the socio-historical process and the changesoccurring in the publishing behavior. It adopts as a methodological basis to questionnaires, trying to prove how is the reader's interest for this literary genre. An editorial source was also the target of the investigation, describing the experience of dealing with the work classified as self-help.