Fear, Punishment, Anxiety, And the Wolfenden Report.
Charles Berg
It was characteristic of the late Charles Berg that, throughout his long and successful career as a popular expositor of the scope and rationale of psychotherapy, he never had recourse to the weapons of polemic. In the most timely of the four papers that go to comprise this small book Dr. Berg showed that he was not unskilled in their use. In contrast to those reviewers who were radically opposed to the main recommendations of the Wolfenden Report, most critics of the report’s arguments have been mild and almost apologetic. Dr. Berg metaphorically took off his coat and went for these arguments tooth and nail, holding in effect that a committee made up for the most part of members totally ignorant of the subject of homosexuality could not very well arrive at searching or sensible conclusions. His essay on punishment is also timely, particularly in view of the movement in some quarters of public opinion and of the press to support the reintroduction of flogging. In the two short papers with which the book concludes Dr. Berg struggled with the problems of anxiety and fear. While his own theories on these subjects cannot be said to advance our knowledge very much, they may nevertheless be registered as brave tries. ~ Edward Glover, The British Medical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 5191 (Jul. 2, 1960), p. 39
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| Genre | LGBT Studies/Social Sciences; Sexuality; Law & Government |
| Publication Date | 1959 |
| Publisher | Allen & Unwin |
| No. of Pages | 126 |
| LoC Classification | HQ76 .B45 |
| Language | English |
| Rating | Great |
| Subject | Anxiety; Fear; Homosexuality – Great Britain |
| BookID | 3840 |
