Culture, Madness and Wellbeing: Beyond the Sociology of Insanity

by JASON LEE

This book is a unique study of the historical, theoretical, and cultural interpretations of 'madness' including interviews with those who have experiences of 'madness'. It takes a transdisciplinary approach, employing historical, psychological, and sociological perspectives through an intersectional lens. This work explains how the prioritization of thinking over feeling in Western thought means the transrational imagination has frequently been negated...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031375297
• ISBN13: 9783031375293
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"