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Moral Panics, Mental Illness Stigma, And The Deinstitutionalization Movement In American Popular Culture - ENG

Anthony Carlton Cooke

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ISBN:	9783319479798
Formato:	Page Fidelity
Idioma:	Inglés
Editorial:	Springer Nature
Tema:	Crítica literaria
Subtema:	Norteamericana general
Año de publicación:	2017-10-03

This book argues that cultural fascination with the â€œmadpersonâ€? stems from the contemporaneous increase of chronically mentally ill persons in public life due to deinstitutionalizationâ€”the mental health reform movement leading to the closure of many asylums in favor of outpatient care. Anthony Carlton Cooke explores the reciprocal spheres of influence between deinstitutionalization, representations of the â€œmurderous, mentally ill individualâ€? in the horror, crime, and thriller genres, and the growth of public associations of violent crime with mental illness.

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