Psychology and Selfhood in the Segregated South

by Anne Rose

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In the American South at the turn of the twentieth century, the legal segregation of the races and psychological sciences focused on selfhood emerged simultaneously. The two developments presented conflicting views of human nature. American psychiatry and psychology were optimistic about personality growth guided by the new mental sciences. Segregation, in contrast, placed racial traits said to be natural and fixed at the forefront of identity. In...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0807832812

ISBN13:9780807832813

Release Date:June 2009

Publisher:University of North Carolina Press

Length:320 Pages

Weight:1.40 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

Discrimination & Racism Education & Reference Health, Fitness & Dieting Health, Fitness & Dieting History Personality Psychology Psychology & Counseling Race Relations Social Science

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