An Unsettled Libido

About the Book

The seduction of a physically mature adolescent delinquent by a sophisticated but disturbed female teacher in an institution for delinquents leads to complex consequences: administrative and staff problems in the institution, political problems with the governor, the legislature and the press. Clark, the delinquent, withdraws into a psychosis. He is discharged by the school to rid itself of a problem and to bring some equilibrium to the place. After suffering a school year of rejection, Dorothy, the teacher, leaves the institution, spends the summer at home, develops a close relationship with her father’s (Dr. Gerald) nurse, and pilfers some deadly pills. She departs for California in the fall, leaving her two children with her parents, and commits a dramatic suicide in Berkeley. The officials and staff of the institution for delinquents attempt a new beginning following a memorial service for Dorothy.

About the Author

George H. Weber holds a Ph.D. (Sociology) from the University of Kansas, and has trained in psychology and psychoanalytic therapy. He served as head of Minnesota’s institutions for youthful offenders, Executive Secretary of President Kennedy’s Committee on Youth Employment and as Deputy Director of NIMH’s Division of Special Mental Health Programs. He has also taught at several major universities and is currently an Emeritus Professor at The Catholic University of America. Dr. Weber has edited, co-edited and written thirteen books; he is the author of more than fifty professional articles and reviews. He lives in Tucson, Arizona.