1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910452503003321

Autore

Torrey E. Fuller (Edwin Fuller), <1937->

Titolo

American psychosis [[electronic resource] ] : how the federal government destroyed the mental illness treatment system / / E. Fuller Torrey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2014

ISBN

0-19-936112-6

0-19-998872-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (219 p.)

Disciplina

362.1968900973

Soggetti

Mentally ill - Care - United States - History

Mentally ill - Services for - United States

Mental health policy - United States

Mental health services - United States - Evaluation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Joe Kennedy : a man with problems -- Robert Felix : a man with plans -- The birth of the federal mental health program: 1960-1963 -- The short, unhappy life of the federal mental health program: 1964-1970 -- The death of the federal mental health program: 1971-1980 -- The perfect storm: 1981-1999 -- Dimensions of the current disaster: 2000-2013 -- Solutions : what have we learned and what should we do?.

Sommario/riassunto

In 1963, President John F. Kennedy delivered an historic speech on mental illness and retardation. He described sweeping new programs to replace ""the shabby treatment of the many millions of the mentally disabled in custodial institutions"" with treatment in community mental health centers. This movement, later referred to as ""deinstitutionalization,"" continues to impact mental health care. Though he never publicly acknowledged it, the program was a tribute to Kennedy's sister Rosemary, who was born mildly retarded and developed a schizophrenia-like illness. Terrified she'd become pregnant,



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910452251803321

Autore

Striffler Steve <1967->

Titolo

Chicken [[electronic resource] ] : the dangerous transformation of America's favorite food / / Steve Striffler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2005

ISBN

1-281-73006-8

9786611730062

0-300-12816-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (208 p.)

Collana

Agrarian studies series

Disciplina

338.1/765/00973

Soggetti

Chicken industry - United States - History

Poultry plants - United States - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-191) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- I. Love That Chicken! -- II. An American Industry -- III. Anatomy of a Merger -- IV. The Right to Work -- V. Getting Here -- VI. Inside a Poultry Plant -- VII. Growing Pains -- VIII. Toward a Friendlier Chicken -- Notes -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Anthropologist Steve Striffler begins this book in a poultry processing plant, drawing on his own experiences there as a worker. He also reports on the way chickens are raised today and how they are consumed. What he discovers about America's favorite meat is not just unpleasant but a powerful indictment of our industrial food system. The process of bringing chicken to our dinner tables is unhealthy for all concerned-from farmer to factory worker to consumer. The book traces the development of the poultry industry since the Second World War, analyzing the impact of such changes as the destruction of the family farm, the processing of chicken into nuggets and patties, and the changing makeup of the industrial labor force. The author describes the lives of immigrant workers and their reception in the small towns where they live. The conclusion is clear: there has to be a better way. Striffler proposes radical but practical change, a plan that promises



more humane treatment of chickens, better food for the consumer, and fair payment for food workers and farmers.

3.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991002472809707536

Titolo

Archaeologische forschungen / Deutsches Archaeologisches Institut. - 1975-

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, 1975-

ISSN

0931-5217

Altri autori (Enti)

Deutsches Archaologisches Institut

Lingua di pubblicazione

Tedesco

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico