Wear and Tear: or Hints for the Overworked (Classics in Gender Studies) - Couverture souple

Mitchell, S. Weir

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0759106738 ISBN 13 : 9780759106734

Editeur : Altamira Press, 2004

Synopsis

S. Weir Mitchell's work on the etiology and treatment of neurasthenia, commonly called "brain drain," provided the intersection of medical diagnoses of a serious ailment with cultural critiques of modernity and the vigorous reassertion of traditional gender ideologies. It was for neurasthenia that Mitchell treated feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman and countless others, for whom the pace and pressures of modern society had proved too difficult to bear, and who were exhibiting symptoms ranging from severe depression and unbearable lassitude, to anxiety and panic disorders. First published in 1871, Wear and Tear became a best-seller, a popular general treatise on culture and mental and physical health and brought Mitchell significant public attention. More than a century later, Wear and Tear may be seen as cautionary tales, reminding contemporary readers of the persistence of traditional gender ideologies, and the ways in which pseudo-scientific arguments have undermined women's claims for an equal footing in the public and private spheres.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

S. Weir Mitchell was among the 19th century's most eminent physicians, a man of enormous literary and medical talents, who at the turn of the century, jumped on a bandwagon of gender-hysteria that swept across American society. Michael S. Kimmel teaches at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Altamira Press
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0759106738
• ISBN 13: 9780759106734
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 98
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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