Charles Winick (August 4, 1922 – July 4, 2015) was an American author, psychologist, professor of anthropology and sociology, and academician, noted for his work in the fields of gender, drug addiction, and prostitution.
Winick also challenged the accepted view of narcotics addiction, contending that opiates can be relatively safe for some users but cause harm because they are taken under adverse conditions.
[2] Winick graduated from the City College of New York and served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a paratrooper and officer in the 82nd Airborne Division.
Box 1142 unit in Virginia to interrogate prominent Nazi prisoners of war, including Wernher von Braun and German nuclear scientists.
In addition to his academic work, he was research director of the Anti-Defamation League, the New York State Narcotics Commission, and the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency.
[4] His writings also highlighted the sexualization and gender roles presented to children in advertising and popular culture, including criticizing Barbie dolls in a 1964 article, which was an unpopular observation at the time.