The romance of American psychology : political culture in the age of experts / Ellen Herman.

  • Herman, Ellen, 1957-
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[1995], ©1995
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Berkeley : University of California Press, [1995], ©1995.

Physical description

xiii, 406 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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Copy 1 Supplier/Donor: CMB

Contents

In the name of enlightenment.--War on the enemy mind.--The dilemmas of democratic morale.--Nervous in the service.--The career fo Cold War psychology.--Project Camelot and its aftermath.--The damaging psychology of race.--The Kerner Commission and the experts.--The growth industry.--The curious courship of psychology and women's liberation.--Toward a larger jurisdiction for psychology.

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Includes bibliographic references and index

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    History of Medicine
    PQ.6.AA9
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  • 0520085981