Cutting and the Pedagogy of Self-Disclosure

by Jeffrey Berman and Patricia Wallace

Cutting, a form of self-mutilation, is a growing problem in the United States, especially among adolescent females. It is regarded as self-destructive behavior, yet paradoxically, people who cut themselves generally do not wish to die but to find relief from unbearable psychological pain. Cutting and the Pedagogy of Self-Disclosure is the first book to explore how college students write about their experiences as cutters. The idea behind the book...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558496157
• ISBN13: 9781558496156
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher