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Author Lerman, Hannah.

Title Pigeonholing women's misery : a history and critical analysis of the psychodiagnosis of women in the twentieth century / Hannah Lerman.

Publication Info. New York : Basic Books, [1996]
©1996

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  616.89075 L616P    Check Shelf
Description x, 192 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents Ch. 1. Diagnosis: Sense, Nonsense, and Common Sense -- Ch. 2. From Individual Opinion to Authoritarian Uniformity: The History of U.S. Classification Systems -- Ch. 3. The Procrustean Bed: The U.S. Diagnostic System Analyzed -- Ch. 4. Why Diagnose? -- Ch. 5. Exploring Alternatives -- Ch. 6. What Is Normal Anyway? Issues in Categorization -- Ch. 7. Breaking Out of the Pigeonholes: Feminist Approaches.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-179) and index.
Subject Women -- Mental health -- Sociological aspects.
Mental illness -- Diagnosis -- Social aspects.
Mental illness -- Classification -- Social aspects.
Feminist therapy.
Deviant behavior -- Labeling theory.
ISBN 046509533X
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