The Sociological Study of Mental Illness: A Historical Perspective (2016)

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Kourovsky• 2 years ago

“The Myth of Mental illness” Thomas Szasz

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Animats• 2 years ago

That ends with "The range and scope of this Encyclopedia is vivid testimony to the intellectual vitality of the field, and will, one hopes, make a useful contribution to the next generation of sociological research on the cultural sociology of mental illness." What "encyclopedia"? Was this text copied from the intro to some book?

richardatlarge• 2 years ago

The terms “sociological” and “illness” (vs disorder) makes this oxymoron a medical perspective, not a historical one. History shows the medical concept of illness as applied to psychological disorders to be reductive and harmful to those affected

mediumsmart• 2 years ago

The insanity of normality. Arno Gruen.

sincerity is the key to success, once you can fake that you’ve got it made

The Sociological Study of Mental Illness: A Historical Perspective (2016)

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