Items related to Cultural Conceptions and Mental Illness: A Comparison...
- PublisherUniv of Chicago Pr
- Publication date1978
- ISBN 10 0226810984
- ISBN 13 9780226810980
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages150
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
Cultural Conceptions and Mental Illness: A Comparison of Germany and America
Published by
Univ of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A., 1978
ISBN 10: 0226810984
ISBN 13: 9780226810980
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hard Cover -. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Book. Seller Inventory # 0790117
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
Cultural Conceptions and Mental Illness. A Comparison of Germany and America.
Published by
Chicago and London, The University of Chicago Press. 1978., 1978
ISBN 10: 0226810984
ISBN 13: 9780226810980
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Fundus-Online GbR Borkert Schwarz Zerfaß, Berlin, Germany
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Wie neu. XVI, 150 Seiten mit einigen Tabellen im Text und Appendix. Originalpappband mit Umschlag. Umschlag berieben, sonst gutes Exemplar. - "Townsend's important contribution to labeling theory-which encompasses anthropology, psychiatry, psychology, and sociology-displays some unique strengths. His work is both a thorough review of a large and complex literature and a well-balanced, carefully conducted empirical study in an area where such studies are few and far between."-Robert Edgerton, Neuropsychiatrie Institute, U.C.L.A. In recent years the long-standing debate over the nature of mental disorders has intensified. Clinicians insist that mental disorders are diseases and should be treated as such. But a growing number of scholars-from Ruth Benedict and Thomas Szasz to Erving Goffman and R. D. Laing-argue that mental "illnesses" actually are culturally conditioned deviant social roles. In this unique cross-cultural study, John Marshall Townsend evaluates two contemporary social-role theories and attempts to reconcile them with the clinical theories. Townsend explores the two social-role theories through a cross-cultural experiment that compares matched samples of German and American mental patients, mental-hospital staff, and high-schoolstudents. His data support the view that cultural conceptions of mental illness do help to mold deviant behavior, although not in the manner proposed by Thomas Scheff. Townsend's research also suggests a revision of Goffman's classic theory of the relation between the symptoms of mental illness and the requirements of life in mental hospitals. Although his study focuses primarily on the social-role approach to mental disorders, Townsend does not intend it as a repudiation of the clinical viewpoint. Rather, he argues that the impasse between the clinical and social-role positions is the result of a false dichotomy between biology and social learning; this he attempts to reconcile by utilizing an integrated psycho-physiological conception of "social role." In a penetrating conclusion, Townsend maintains that the problems confronting the future of mental-health care will remain insoluble until we recognize the pervasive influence of our basic cultural values and assumptions. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550. Seller Inventory # 11294
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Cultural Conceptions and Mental Illness: A Comparison of Germany and America
Seller: Irish Booksellers, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item. book. Seller Inventory # 34-0226810984-G
Quantity: 1 available