Insane Society: A Sociology of Mental Health
Peter Morrall
Insane Society: A Sociology of Mental Health
Peter Morrall
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Omschrijving
This book critiques the connection between Western society and madness, scrutinizing if and how societal insanity affects the cause, construction, and consequence of madness.
Peter Morrall has an academic background in medical/health sociology. He is currently Visiting Associate Professor in Health Sociology, University of Leeds, and Tutor at the Centre for Lifelong Learning, University of York, UK. Morrall has been steeped in the field of ‘madness’ for decades. He has worked in large mental hospitals and small psychiatric units, and has taught, researched, and written about madness (including ‘madness and murder’, ‘the trouble with psychotherapy’, and the insanity of society). Morrall’s other interests beyond madness are music and motorcycling.