First, define the phenomenon of “self-help” from a sociological perspective. For example, is this a type of empowerment for people in modern society? Second, after doing your own independent research, provide an example of a self-help topic that gained popularity in the past, but is far less popular today. Cite your sources. Third, to what extent is the phenomenon of self-help connected to the expanding influence of medicine? For example, is self-help a countermeasure against medicine’s increasing influence? Or, is self-help an example of how medical jargon can be adopted by lay actors?