Normalizing the Ideal : Psychology, Schooling, and the Family in Postwar Canada.

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Postwar insecurity about the stability of family life became a platfrorm to elevate the role of psychologists in society, Their ideal of 'normal' as the healthy goal for society, marginalizing and silencing those who did not fit the model.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gleason, Mona
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 1999.
Series:Studies in gender and history.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Families > Canada > Psychological aspects > History > 20th century.
Families > Canada > 20th century.
Psychology > Canada > History > 20th century.
Familles > Canada > Aspect psychologique > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Familles > Canada > 20e siècle.
Psychologie > Canada > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Families
Families > Psychological aspects
Psychology
Canada
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1 Prelude to the Postwar Agenda: Psychology in Early Twentieth-Century Canada
  • 2 William Blatz and Samuel Laycock: 'Men of Good Counsel'
  • 3 Gendering the Normal Parent and Child
  • 4 Safeguarding the Family: Psychology and the Construction of Normalcy
  • 5 Internalizing the Ideal: The Goals of Good Parenting
  • 6 Constructing Normal Citizens? Psychology in Postwar Schools
  • Conclusion
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • Y.

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