Moral Panics, Mental Illness Stigma, and the Deinstitutionalization Movement in American Popular Culture

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Paperback, blz. | Engels
Springer International Publishing | e druk, 2018
ISBN13: 9783319838724
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This book argues that cultural fascination with the “madperson” stems from the contemporaneous increase of chronically mentally ill persons in public life due to deinstitutionalization—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 “murderous, mentally ill individual” in the horror, crime, and thriller genres, and the growth of public associations of violent crime with mental illness.

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ISBN13:9783319838724
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Uitgever:Springer International Publishing

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<div>1. Introduction: Popular Panics.- 2. From the “Feebleminded Offender” to the “Sexual Psychopath”.- 3. Deinstitutionalization and the Rise of the “Slasher”.- 4. The Forensic Detective as Panic Figure.- 5. The Panic Figure and the Psychopath: A Psychical Correspondence.- Conclusion.</div>

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