Shrinking Violets and Caspar Milquetoasts : Shyness, Power, and Intimacy in the United States, 1950-1995.
Since World War II Americans' attitudes towards shyness have changed. The women's movement and the sexual revolution raised questions about communication, self-expression, intimacy, and personality, leading to new concerns about shyness. At the same time, the growth of psychotherapy and th...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
NYU Press,
2003.
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Colección: | American social experience series.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Since World War II Americans' attitudes towards shyness have changed. The women's movement and the sexual revolution raised questions about communication, self-expression, intimacy, and personality, leading to new concerns about shyness. At the same time, the growth of psychotherapy and the mental health industry brought shyness to the attention of professionals who began to regard it as an illness in need of a cure. But what is shyness? How is it related to gender, race, and class identities? And what does its stigmatization say about our culture?. In Shrinking Violets and Caspar Milquetoasts. |
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Notas: | About the Author. |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (223 pages) |
ISBN: | 9780814759936 0814759939 |