Madness intends to engage and inform a wide audience of both general readers and academics about the concept of "madness." The subject is contextualized through the use of historical and contemporary accounts of madness, and interpreted through theoretical and empirical frameworks that emphasize psycho-social and bio-medical understandings. Madness seeks to address questions including what is madness; who are the mad; why is madness horrifying; and what should be done about it.
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Madness intends to engage and inform a wide audience of both general readers and academics about the concept of "madness. " The subject is contextualized through the use of historical and contemporary accounts of madness, and interpreted through theoretical and empirical frameworks that emphasize psycho-social and bio-medical understandings.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780470749524
Publisert
2013-08-09
Utgiver
Vendor
Wiley-Blackwell
Høyde
2440 mm
Bredde
1700 mm
Aldersnivå
06, P
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
600

Forfatter

Biographical note

Peter Morrall is Senior Lecturer in Health Sociology at Leeds University. He is the author of, amongst others, The Trouble with Therapy: Psychotherapy and Sociology (2008), Murder and Society (2006, Wiley) and Madness and Murder (2000).