Century of the Child, The
The Mental Hygiene Movement and Social Policy in the United States and Canada
Published on 3. August 1989
Book
Paperback/Softback
273 pages
978-0-7914-0021-0 (ISBN)
Description
In this book, Richardson crosses disciplinary boundaries to examine mental hygiene issues of contemporary concern in both the United States and Canada. The work juxtaposes a social history of the child in the twentieth century to shifts in private and public power as influenced by the mental hygiene movements in both countries.
The author shows how the historical record sheds light on current policy concerned with mentally, emotionally, and educationally handicapped children. As a sociology of mental illness, the book examines the relationship between mental hygiene as a form of knowledge and the social institutions that fostered the use of psychiatric perspectives concerning child and family life. Significant topics covered in this regard include the history of early childhood and parent education, the origins of child psychiatry in treating juvenile delinquency, and the evolution of contemporary concepts of normal development.
The author shows how the historical record sheds light on current policy concerned with mentally, emotionally, and educationally handicapped children. As a sociology of mental illness, the book examines the relationship between mental hygiene as a form of knowledge and the social institutions that fostered the use of psychiatric perspectives concerning child and family life. Significant topics covered in this regard include the history of early childhood and parent education, the origins of child psychiatry in treating juvenile delinquency, and the evolution of contemporary concepts of normal development.
Reviews / Votes
"The level of comprehensive and careful scholarship is highly commendable. The manuscript is exceptionally well set forth from a technical standpoint and gives a fascinating social history of the mental hygiene movement." - Richard E. Ripple, Cornell UniversityMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Albany, NY
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Total Illustrations: 0
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
227 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7914-0021-0 (9780791400210)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Theresa R. Richardson is in the Centre for Policy Studies in Education at the University of British Columbia.
Content
Abbreviations
Preface
Introduction
Part I The Body
Chapter One The Childhood Gaze
Chapter Two The Spirit of Johns Hopkins and the Medical Model
Chapter Three The Midas Touch and the Power of Science
Chapter Four The Eye of Mental Hygiene: A Biography of the First National Committee
Chapter Five The Canadian National Committee: The Politics of Privilege
Part II The Mind
Chapter Six The Child of the State and Mental Hygiene
Chapter Seven Medicalizing Maladjustment: The Child Guidance Movement
Chapter Eight The Boundaries of Adjustment from the Clinic to the Classroom
Chapter Nine Infancy to Adolescence: Rockefeller Philanthropy and the Mental Hygiene of Normal Children
Part III The Estate
Chapter Ten Mental Hygiene and the State: Formalizing aPsychiatry of Childhood
Chapter Eleven Private Knowledge Brokers and PublicPolicy: U.S. and Canadian Style
Chapter Twelve The Legacy of the Childhood Gaze: The Institutionalization of Childhood and the Formalization of a Social Problem
Notes
Index
Preface
Introduction
Part I The Body
Chapter One The Childhood Gaze
Chapter Two The Spirit of Johns Hopkins and the Medical Model
Chapter Three The Midas Touch and the Power of Science
Chapter Four The Eye of Mental Hygiene: A Biography of the First National Committee
Chapter Five The Canadian National Committee: The Politics of Privilege
Part II The Mind
Chapter Six The Child of the State and Mental Hygiene
Chapter Seven Medicalizing Maladjustment: The Child Guidance Movement
Chapter Eight The Boundaries of Adjustment from the Clinic to the Classroom
Chapter Nine Infancy to Adolescence: Rockefeller Philanthropy and the Mental Hygiene of Normal Children
Part III The Estate
Chapter Ten Mental Hygiene and the State: Formalizing aPsychiatry of Childhood
Chapter Eleven Private Knowledge Brokers and PublicPolicy: U.S. and Canadian Style
Chapter Twelve The Legacy of the Childhood Gaze: The Institutionalization of Childhood and the Formalization of a Social Problem
Notes
Index