Normalizing the Ideal
Author | : Mona Lee Gleason |
Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 1999-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0802082599 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780802082596 |
Rating | : 4/5 (99 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Normalizing the Ideal by : Mona Lee Gleason
Download or read book Normalizing the Ideal written by Mona Lee Gleason and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Postwar insecurity about the stability of family life became a platfrorm to elevate the role of psychologists in society, Their ideal of 'normal' as the healthy goal for society, marginalizing and silencing those who did not fit the model.