This is a detailed study of the material lives of the middle classes in the pre-industrial era, a period which saw considerable growth in consumption. Lorna Weatherill has brought her highly important survey up-to-date in the light of new research. She provides a new introduction and bibliography, taking account of the latest academic writing and methodological advances, including computing, and offers further conclusions about her work and its place in current literature. Three main types of documentation are used to construct the overall picture: diaries, household accounts, and probate inventories. In investigating these sources she interprets the social meaning of material goods; and then goes on to relate this evidence to the social structures of Britain by wealth, status and locality. Breaking new ground in focusing on households and the use of probate inventories, Weatherill has provided a book which gives both a general account of the domestic environment of the period, and a scholarly analysis of the data on consumption patterns.
Table of Contents:
CHILD PSYCHOPATHOLOGY. Contents: D. Cantwell, Foreword. Preface. R.E. Mattison, S.R. Hooper, The History of Modern Classification of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders: An Overview. A.T. Russell, Schizophrenia. J.P. Newman, B.D. Garfinkel, Major Depression in Children and Adolescents. D.K. Routh, T.K. Daugherty, Conduct Disorders. D.C. Guevremont, R.A. Barkley, Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder in Children. R.E. Mattison, Anxiety Disorder. S.D. Mayes, Eating Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood. D.M. Garner, C.L. Shafer, L.W. Rosen, Critical Appraisal of the DSM-III-R Diagnostic Criteria for Eating Disorders. K.J. Zucker, Gender Disorder. K.E. Towbin, M.A. Riddle, J.F. Leckman, D.J. Cohen, The Diagnosis and Assessment of Tic Disorders. W.E. MacLean, Jr., R.M. Brayden, Elimination Disorders. S.R. Hooper, T.D. Linz, Elective Mutism. S.R. Hooper, Epilogue: Child Psychopathology. DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS. Contents: D. Cantwell, Foreword. Preface. S.R. Hooper, The Classification of Developmental Disorders: An Overview. D.J. Reschly, Mental Retardation. G.B. Mesibov, M.E. Van Bourgondien, Autism. M. Semrud-Clikeman, G.W. Hynd, Developmental Arithmetic Disorder. N. Gregg, Expressive Writing Disorders. K.E. Stanovich, Developmental Reading Disorders. R. Paul, Language and Speech Disorders. R.K. Deuel, Motor Skills Disorder. S.R. Hooper, Epilogue: Developmental Disorders.
About the Author :
Stephen R. Hooper, George W. Hynd, Richard E. Mattison
Review :
"I see this book as an excellent resource for general and child psychiatrists, developmental pediatricians and neurologists as well as for educators, speech and language pathologists, occupational and/or recreational therapists, and psychologists. I highly recommend this book."
—Missouri Psychiatry
"...the work as a whole is quite worthwhile and has much to recommend....One comes away from the book with a sense of optimism about improving diagnosis....The present volume is a good choice as a supplemental text for courses in child diagnostics for psychologists and perhaps even psychiatrists. It has much to offer the graduate student in the area and could serve as the basis for seminar debates on diagnosis and classification. The more I reread this book, the more I like it!"
—Contemporary Psychology
"...This volume represents a definitive advance in establishing what is significant in our present taxonomy.
—Missouri Psychiatry
"These volumes emphasize critical evaluation and health skepticism. They offer a wealth of valuable information for social workers practicing with children or adolescents in any setting. These texts should be in the libraries of agencies serving children and adolescents, as well as required reading in courses on child development and social work practice with children and adolescents."
—Social Work
