03246nam 2200769 a 450 991080840690332120231002180042.01-4008-0626-71-282-75152-297866127515231-4008-2062-61-4008-1301-810.1515/9781400820627(CKB)111056486506830(EBL)581639(OCoLC)700688671(SSID)ssj0000441858(PQKBManifestationID)12170843(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000441858(PQKBWorkID)10444181(PQKB)10071697(SSID)ssj0000238543(PQKBManifestationID)11218325(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000238543(PQKBWorkID)10222746(PQKB)10520666(OCoLC)70734351(MdBmJHUP)muse35922(DE-B1597)446038(OCoLC)979741411(DE-B1597)9781400820627(Au-PeEL)EBL581639(CaPaEBR)ebr10035812(CaONFJC)MIL275152(MiAaPQ)EBC581639(EXLCZ)9911105648650683019910207d1991 uy 0engurnn#---|u||utxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe rise of the therapeutic state /Andrew J. PolskyPrinceton, N.J. Princeton University Pressc19911 online resource (298 pages)The City in the twenty-first century book series0-691-00084-0 0-691-07878-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-281) and index.Front matter --Contents --Acknowledgments --Introduction: The Problems of the Therapeutic State --PART ONE: THE SOCIAL QUESTION --PART TWO: CREATING THE THERAPEUTIC STATE --PART THREE: THE POLITICAL LIMITS OF EXPANSION --Conclusion: Captive to the Past --Notes --IndexAssuming that "marginal" citizens cannot govern their own lives, proponents of the therapeutic state urge casework intervention to reshape the attitudes and behaviors of those who live outside the social mainstream. Thus the victims of poverty, delinquency, family violence, and other problems are to be "normalized." But "normalize," to Andrew Polsky, is a term that "jars the ear, as well it should when we consider what this effort is all about." Here he investigates the broad network of public agencies that adopt the casework approach.City in the twenty-first century book series.Public welfareUnited StatesHistoryHuman servicesUnited StatesHistorySocial work with people with social disabilitiesUnited StatesHistoryPublic welfareHistory.Human servicesHistory.Social work with people with social disabilitiesHistory.361.973Polsky Andrew Joseph676309MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808406903321Rise of the therapeutic state1287975UNINA