Sex Roles and Psychopathology
Cathy . Ed(S): Widom
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Paperback / so. Editor(s): Widom, Cathy. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JMP; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562.
Psychopathology is the science of deviant behavior. However, as psy chopathologists, our explanations of deviant behavior are not developed in a sterile, laboratory environment. Abnormality is a relative concept, and the labeling of someone or some behavior as abnormal is inextrica bly linked to a particular social context. In the United States, for exam ple, a woman reporting vivid hallucinations is likely to be committed to a mental hospital and the behavior considered maladaptive. In other cultures, the same behavior may be interpreted as reflecting magical, healing powers, and the woman honored and revered. An explicit assumption underlying this book ... Read more
Psychopathology is the science of deviant behavior. However, as psy chopathologists, our explanations of deviant behavior are not developed in a sterile, laboratory environment. Abnormality is a relative concept, and the labeling of someone or some behavior as abnormal is inextrica bly linked to a particular social context. In the United States, for exam ple, a woman reporting vivid hallucinations is likely to be committed to a mental hospital and the behavior considered maladaptive. In other cultures, the same behavior may be interpreted as reflecting magical, healing powers, and the woman honored and revered. An explicit assumption underlying this book ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer United States
Condition
New
Number of Pages
402
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781468445640
SKU
V9781468445640
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99-15
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