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Psychology and Selfhood in the Segregated South
Anne C. Rose
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Paperback. Psychology and Selfhood in the Segregated South Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; JFFJ; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 494.
In the American South at the turn of the twentieth century, the legal segregation of the races and psychological sciences focused on selfhood emerged simultaneously. The two developments presented conflicting views of human nature. American psychiatry and psychology were optimistic about personality growth guided by the new mental sciences. Segregation, in contrast, placed racial traits said to be natural and fixed at the forefront of identity. In a society built on racial differences, raising questions about human potential, as psychology did, was unsettling.
As Anne Rose lays out with sophistication and nuance, the introduction of psychological thinking into the ... Read more
In the American South at the turn of the twentieth century, the legal segregation of the races and psychological sciences focused on selfhood emerged simultaneously. The two developments presented conflicting views of human nature. American psychiatry and psychology were optimistic about personality growth guided by the new mental sciences. Segregation, in contrast, placed racial traits said to be natural and fixed at the forefront of identity. In a society built on racial differences, raising questions about human potential, as psychology did, was unsettling.
As Anne Rose lays out with sophistication and nuance, the introduction of psychological thinking into the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9781469615080
SKU
V9781469615080
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About Anne C. Rose
Anne C. Rose is Distinguished Professor of History and Religious Studies at The Pennsylvania State University.
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