What's Wrong with the Poor? Psychiatry, Race, and the War on Poverty |
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| Author:
| Raz, Mical |
| Series title: | Studies in Social Medicine Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4696-2730-4 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2016 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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In the 1960s, policymakers and mental health experts joined forces to participate in President Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty. In her insightful interdisciplinary history, physician and historian Mical Raz examines the interplay between psychiatric theory and social policy throughout that decade, ending with President Richard Nixon's 1971 veto of a bill that would have provided universal day care.
In the 1960s, policymakers and mental health experts joined forces to participate in President Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty. In her insightful interdisciplinary history, physician and historian Mical Raz examines the interplay between psychiatric theory and social policy throughout that decade, ending with President Richard Nixon's 1971 veto of a bill that would have provided universal day care.