The century of the child : the mental hygiene movement and social policy in the United States and Canada

The purpose of this study is to examine the dynamics between professional knowledge and the power to construct social realities. The focus is on the institutions which contributed to mental hygiene as a protocol for public policies directed toward children. The social history of the child in the twe...

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Main Author: Richardson, Theresa Marianne Rupke
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/27518