Moral Panics, Mental Illness Stigma, and the Deinstitutionalization Movement in American Popular Culture (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)

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.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	October 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Anthony Carlton Cooke
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	191
Edition:	1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-47978-1
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture
LSN:	3-319-47978-4
Barcode:	9783319479781

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