Histories of the Normal and the Abnormal: Social and Cultural Histories of Norms and Normativity by Waltraud Ernst

Histories of the Normal and the Abnormal: Social and Cultural Histories of Norms and Normativity

Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine

Waltraud Ernst

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This fascinating volume tackles the history of the terms 'normal' and 'abnormal'. Originally meaning 'as occurring in nature', normality has taken on significant cultural gravitas and this book recognizes and explores that fact. The essays engage...

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