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Mental Illness in Popular Culture by Sharon Packer (Editor) is a performing arts available to read on EtoBox.
What is Mental Illness in Popular Culture about?
<p><b>"Being crazy" is generally a negative characterization today, yet many celebrated artists, leaders, and successful individuals have achieved greatness despite suffering from mental illness. This book explores the many different representations of mental illness that exist—and sometimes persist—in both traditional and new media across eras.</b><br><br>Mental health professionals and advocates typically point a finger at pop culture for sensationalizing and stigmatizing mental illness, perpe
Who reads Mental Illness in Popular Culture?
It is typically read by artists, cooks, musicians and hobbyists working from how-to references.
Common subject areas: arts, cooking, music, crafts.
- Author
- Sharon Packer (Editor)
- Publisher
- Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9788216116807
- Category
- performing arts
- Subjects
- Psychology, Science, Medical
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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