Men, Women and Madness

Understanding Gender and Mental Disorder

Inbunden, Engelska, 1996

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Beskrivning

This book focuses on the complex patterning of mental disorder identified in men and women. The first part of the book examines the gendered landscape of mental disorder, key concepts and approaches, and the way in which gender is embedded in constructs of mental disorder. The second part considers theories of the causes of mental disorder and the extent to which the different causes can account for the gendered landscape of disorder. It concludes with a discussion of the policy implications of the analysis.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1996-05-21
Mått:140 x 216 x 21 mm
Vikt:512 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:304
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9780333463697

Utforska kategorier

Genusvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Psykiatri inom Medicin
Klinisk psykologi inom Medicin

Mer om författaren

JOAN BUSFIELD is Professor of Sociology and a Pro-Vice-Chancellor at the University of Essex. Having qualified originally as a clinical psychologist, she is the co-author (with Michael Paddon) of Thinking about Children and author of Managing Madness. She is currenlty joint editor of the journal Sociology.

Innehållsförteckning

PrefaceIntroductionPART 1: GENDER, CONSTRUCTS AND SERVICES The Gendered LandscapeTheorising Gender Mental Disorder, Medicine and the Regulation of RationalityMeasuring Mental DisorderGender and Constructs of Mental DisorderThe Historical ContextPART 2: GENDER AND THE ORIGINS OF MENTAL DISORDERBiological OriginsFeminist Psychologies and Gendered IndividualsStress and the Gender Division of LabourTrauma and Powerlessness: War and Sexual ViolenceConclusionsAppendixNotesReferencesIndex.