Perverse Psychology: The pathologization of sexual violence and transgenderism

ISBN-13: 9781848721722 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 160 str.

Jemma Tosh;?Abar;?Abar

Opis

Psychology defines people who take pleasure in the suffering of others as having a form of mental illness, while media representations frame such behaviour as 'evil'. This is hotly contested territory, not least where sexual violence is concerned - violence which feminist voices argue is related to power rather than sex. This book examines psychiatric constructions of sexual violence and transgenderism from the 19th century until the latest DSM-5 diagnoses. It uses discourse analysis to interrogate the discursive boundaries between 'normal' and 'abnormal' rape, as well as the pathologization of gender and sexual diversity.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  Part One: Sexual Violence  2. Psychology and Sexual Violence: A Historical Review  3. Remedicalizing Rape  Part Two: Transgenderism  4. Psychology, Homosexuality and ‘Feminine Boys’  5. Transgenderism and Psychology: Transforming ‘GID’  Part Three: Perverse Psychology  6. Rape: A Perversion of Gender  7. Conclusions : Psychology is Perverse

O autorze

Jemma Tosh is a lecturer in Psychology at the University of Chester, UK. Her research interests include feminism and gender, including transgenderism and intersexuality; intersections between academia and activism; critical psychology, community psychology, and the history of psychology and psychiatry.