Contagion and the National Body: The Organism Metaphor in American Thought
Author:   Gerald O'Brien
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138306226


Pages:   148
Publication Date:   22 March 2018
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Gerald O'Brien
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.360kg
ISBN:  

9781138306226


ISBN 10:   1138306223
Pages:   148
Publication Date:   22 March 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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"1. Introduction to Metaphor Theory: Its Use in Public Policy 2. Overview of the Organism Metaphor 3. Brief Overview of Relevant Alarm Periods 4. Diagnosis and Categorization of ""Otherness"" 5. Metaphoric Disease-making 6. Penetration of the Social Body 7. Decay of the Social Body 8. Metaphorical Public Health Responses Conclusion"

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Through analyzing the pairing of disease-maker, social body, and other prevalent metaphors in the anti-immigrant, racial, and eugenic discourses in the twentieth century, O'Brien expands our knowledge of the interaction between the concepts of disability and nativism, and makes a noteworthy combination of the two fields for further research. O'Brien's book bridges several major social issues of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century American society. Examining the use of various metaphors in oppression of subgroups, the author reveals the underlying discursive models in the reactions of US governments and the general public. - Shu Wan, H-Net Reviews, Humanities & Social Sciences Online.


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Gerald V. O’Brien is Professor and Department Chair of Social Work at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, USA, and author of Framing the Moron: The Social Construction of Feeble-Mindedness in the American Eugenic Era.

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