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The Pathological family : Postwar America and the rise of family therapy /

Weinstein, Deborah, 1971-

The Pathological family : Postwar America and the rise of family therapy / Deborah Weinstein. - Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2013. - xiii, 262 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-251) and index.

Introduction : the power of the family -- Personality factories -- "Systems everywhere" : schizophrenia, cybernetics, and the double bind -- The culture concept at work -- Observational practices and natural habitats -- Visions of family life.

9780801451416 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780801478215 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2012028439


Family psychotherapy--History--United States--20th century.
Families--Psychological aspects.--United States
Cold War--Social aspects--United States.
Cold War--Psychological aspects.

RC488.5 / .W45 2013

616.89/156

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