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  • Containing Madness

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    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This collection explores the discursive production and treatment of mental distress as it is mediated by gender and race in different institutional contexts. Featuring analyses of the prison, the psychiatric hospital, immigration detention, and other locales, this book explores the multiple interlocking oppressions that result in the diagnosis and medical, psychological, and psychiatric treatment ... Leer más

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    British social reformer Robert Owen once declared that "man is the creature of circumstances." A century and a half later, his famous words still ring true. While many adopt a fatalist approach, believing that their lot in life is inevitable, in fact a number of highly complex social factors determine the outcome of our socioeconomic status and integration into society. It may seem unfair, but the ... Leer más

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  • The Canadian Family in Crisis

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  • The Sociology of Gender

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  • Sociology for AQA Revision Guide 1: AS and 1st-Year A Level

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