Media madness : public images of mental illness
(Book - Regular Print)
Author
Published
New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [1995].
Physical Desc
xiv, 220 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Status
Prescott College - CIRCCOLL - Circulating Collection
P96 .M452 U68 1995
1 available
P96 .M452 U68 1995
1 available
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Published
New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [1995].
Format
Book - Regular Print
Language
English
Lexile measure
1550
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-208) and index.
Description
From Psycho, Silence of the Lambs, Kojak, and Melrose Place, from books, music, cartoons, advertising, and newspapers, we all derive our images of mental illness. These omnipresent media portrayals are at the least insensitive, inaccurate, and unfavorable and at the worst stigmatizing and pernicious. In this important book, Dr. Otto Wahl examines the prevalence, nature, and impact of such depictions, using numerous examples from film, television, and print media. He documents the remarkable frequency of these images and demonstrates how the media has stereotyped the mentally ill through exaggeration, misunderstanding, ridicule, and disrespect. Media Madness also shows the damaging consequences of such stereotypes - stigma, rejection, loss of self-esteem, reluctance to seek, accept, or reveal psychiatric treatment, discrimination, and restriction of opportunity. The forces that shape current images of mental illness are clarified, as are the efforts of organizations and individuals to combat such exploitation.
Target Audience
1550 L,Lexile
Target Audience
1550L,Lexile
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wahl, O. F. (1995). Media madness: public images of mental illness . Rutgers University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wahl, Otto F. 1995. Media Madness: Public Images of Mental Illness. Rutgers University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wahl, Otto F. Media Madness: Public Images of Mental Illness Rutgers University Press, 1995.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wahl, Otto F. Media Madness: Public Images of Mental Illness Rutgers University Press, 1995.
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