Nobody's Normal: How Culture Created the Stigma of Mental Illness by Roy Richard

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Nobody's Normal by Roy Richard Grinker A compassionate and captivating examination of evolving attitudes toward mental illness throughout history and the fight to end the stigma. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description For centuries, scientists and society cast moral judgments on anyone deemed mentally ill, confining many to asylums. In Nobodys Normal, anthropologist Roy Richard Grinker chronicles the progress and setbacks in the struggle against mental-illness stigma-from the eighteenth century, through Americas major wars, and into todays high-tech economy. Nobodys Normal argues that stigma is a social process that can be explained through cultural history, a process that began the moment we defined mental illness, that we learn from within our communities, and that we ultimately have the power to change. Though the legacies of shame and secrecy are still with us today, Grinker writes that we are at the cusp of ending the marginalization of the mentally ill. In the twenty-first century, mental illnesses are fast becoming a more accepted and visible part of human diversity. Grinker infuses the book with the personal history of his familys four generations of involvement in psychiatry, including his grandfathers analysis with Sigmund Freud, his own daughters experience with autism, and culminating in his research on neurodiversity. Drawing on cutting-edge science, historical archives, and cross-cultural research in Africa and Asia, Grinker takes readers on an international journey to discover the origins of, and variances in, our cultural response to neurodiversity. Urgent, eye-opening, and ultimately hopeful, Nobodys Normal explains how we are transforming mental illness and offers a path to end the shadow of stigma. Author Biography Roy Richard Grinker is professor of anthropology and international affairs at the George Washington University. He is the author of several books, including Unstrange Minds: Remapping the World of Autism. He lives in Washington, DC. Review "Nobodys Normal by Roy Richard Grinker is a compassionate, well-researched chronicle of the historical stigmatisation of mental illness. Since normal is a social construct, why cant we change it?" -- Ruth Ozeki - The Guardian, Best Books of 2021 Review Quote "This landmark book could not be more timely, coming at the pivotal moment when our society is reevaluating its most basic assumptions about mental illness and health...[A] must-read for anyone interested in psychology, anthropology, the social model of disability, or the complex nature of being human. Nobodys Normal is a masterpiece." Details ISBN0393531643 Short Title Nobodys Normal Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 0393531643 ISBN-13 9780393531640 Format Hardcover Subtitle How Culture Created the Stigma of Mental Illness Author Roy Richard Grinker Imprint WW Norton & Co Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States NZ Release Date 2021-03-09 US Release Date 2021-03-09 UK Release Date 2021-03-09 Pages 448 Publisher WW Norton & Co Publication Date 2021-03-09 DEWEY 616.89 Audience General Alternative 9781324020134 AU Release Date 2021-01-25 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:161733644;

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