4. Safeguarding the Family: Psychology and the Construction of Normalcy

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. 1. Prelude to the Postwar Agenda: Psychology in Early Twentieth-Century Canada 19
5. 2. William Blatz and Samuel Laycock: 'Men of Good Counsel' 37
6. 3. Gendering the Normal Parent and Child 52
7. 4. Safeguarding the Family: Psychology and the Construction of Normalcy 80
8. 5. Internalizing the Ideal: The Goals of Good Parenting 97
9. 6. Constructing Normal Citizens? Psychology in Postwar Schools 119
10. Conclusion 140
11. Notes 145
12. Bibliography 175
13. Index 193