Insanity: The Idea and Its Consequences

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ISBN-10: 0815604602
ISBN-13: 9780815604600
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Publish Date: 04/01/1997
Dimensions: 9.01" L, 6.09" W, 0.96" H

Insanity: The Idea and Its Consequences

byThomas Szasz

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Overview

Is insanity a myth? Does it exist merely to keep psychiatrists in business? In Insanity: The Idea and Its Consequences, Dr. Szasz challenges the way both science and society define insanity; in the process, he helps us better understand this often misunderstood condition. Dr. Szasz presents a carefully crafted account of the insanity concept and shows how it relates to and differs from three closely allied ideas–bodily illness, social deviance, and the sick role.

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Dr. Szasz is a brilliant debator, and the unpopularity of his position only serves to hone his formidable writing talent. He can turn a topic as somber as insanity and its social context into a book that is extraordinarily entertaining. He is as likely to quote Shakespeare or Molière as Freud and Jung, and when it suits him he quotes Ann Landers and Dear Abby, too. His irreverence and moral outrage fairly sizzle on the page.– "The New York Times Book Review"
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Details

ISBN-10: 0815604602
ISBN-13: 9780815604600
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Publish Date: 04/01/1997
Dimensions: 9.01" L, 6.09" W, 0.96" H
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