On the Heels of Ignorance
Psychiatry and the Politics of Not Knowing
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Introduction
Chapter 1: The General Superintendence of All Their Departments
Chapter 2: Unruly Ignorance and Pragmatic Eclecticism
Chapter 3: Ignorance Repressed
Chapter 4: It Takes a Community to Raise a Profession
Chapter 5: Profession of the Book
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
ASA Section on Medial Sociology: Eliot Freidson Award
Honorable Mention
Science, Knowledge, and Technology section, American Sociological Association: Robert K. Merton Award
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Psychology: General Psychology
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