Sexy but psycho how the patriarchy uses women's trauma against them
Mental illness: the myths we live by -- Sexism, homophobia and racism in psychiatry -- A history of perfect women and crazy women -- Reframing women's trauma as mental illness -- Using psychiatry against women and girls subjected to male violence -- Pathologising women and girls in the courtroo...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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2022
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Mental illness: the myths we live by -- Sexism, homophobia and racism in psychiatry -- A history of perfect women and crazy women -- Reframing women's trauma as mental illness -- Using psychiatry against women and girls subjected to male violence -- Pathologising women and girls in the courtroom -- Ignoring and minimising women's health issues -- Professionals who refuse to pathologise -- Sexualizing 'crazy' women and sectioning sexually non-conformist women -- Lifelong trauma reframed as incurable madness -- Curing a sick system. "Angry, opinionated, mouthy, aggressive, hysterical, mad, disordered, crazy, psycho, delusional, borderline, hormonal... Women have long been pathologized, locked up and medicated for not conforming to whichever norms or stereotypes are expected of them in that time and space. Sexy But Psycho is a challenging and uncomfortable book which seeks to explore the way professionals and society at large pathologize and sexualise women and girls"--Publisher's description |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-322) and index |
| Beschreibung: | xxxviii, 330 pages Illustrationen 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781472135490 978-1-4721-3549-0 1472135490 1-4721-3549-0 9781472135506 978-1-4721-3550-6 1472135504 1-4721-3550-4 |