Shrinking Violets and Caspar Milquetoasts: Shyness, Power, and Intimacy in the United States, 1950-1995

by Patricia McDaniel

Book Overview

Since World War II Americans' attitudes towards shyness have changed. The women's movement and the sexual revolution raised questions about communication, self-expression, intimacy, and personality, leading to new concerns about shyness. At the same time, the growth of psychotherapy and the mental health industry brought shyness to the attention of professionals who began to regard it as an illness in need of a cure. But what is shyness? How is...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814756786
• ISBN13: 9780814756782
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.2"