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Appalachian Mental Health
Keefe, Susan E. Ed(S): Keefe, Susan Emley
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Description for Appalachian Mental Health
Editor(s): Keefe, Susan Emley. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
This volume is the first to explore broadly many important theoretical and applied issues concerning the mental health of Appalachians. The authors -- anthropologists, psychologists, social workers and others -- overturn many assumptions held by earlier writers, who have tended to see Appalachia and its people as being dominated by a culture of poverty.
While the heterogeneity of the region is acknowledged in the diversity of sub-areas and populations discussed, dominant themes emerge concerning Appalachia as a whole. The result of the authors' varied approaches is a cumulative portrait of a strong regional culture with native support systems based ... Read more
This volume is the first to explore broadly many important theoretical and applied issues concerning the mental health of Appalachians. The authors -- anthropologists, psychologists, social workers and others -- overturn many assumptions held by earlier writers, who have tended to see Appalachia and its people as being dominated by a culture of poverty.
While the heterogeneity of the region is acknowledged in the diversity of sub-areas and populations discussed, dominant themes emerge concerning Appalachia as a whole. The result of the authors' varied approaches is a cumulative portrait of a strong regional culture with native support systems based ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
1988
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813116143
SKU
V9780813116143
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