The African American Experience - Psychoanalytic Perspectives (Hardcover)

The African American Experience: Psychoanalytic Perspectives edited by Salman Akhtar brings together the contributions of distinguished mental health professionals and scholars of humanities to offer a multifaceted perspective on the transgenerational trauma of slavery, the hardship of single parent families, the ruthlessness of anti-black racism, and the crushing burden of poverty and social disenfranchisement on the African American individual. The book also sheds light on the resilience of spirit, the dignity of perseverance, and the glow of talent that is widespread in this group. It contains penetrating and informative biographical essays on Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, Mohammad Ali, Barack Obama, and Oprah Winfrey. Such discourse on human greatness is balanced by the considerations of daily joy and anguish on clinical and societal levels. This wide-ranging and nuanced volume on the history, culture, and psychosocial struggles of African American people fills an important gap in the literature on psychotherapy and psychoanalysis.

General

Imprint:	Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2012
First published:	June 2012
Editors:	Salman Akhtar
Contributors:	Salman Akhtar • Jan Wright • Shawn Blue • Jennifer Bonovitz • David Campbell • Christin Drake • Forrest Hamer • Dorothy Holmes • Kimberlyn Leary
Dimensions:	236 x 159 x 35mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	478
ISBN-13:	978-0-7657-0835-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Social, group or collective psychology Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Black studies Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Clinical psychology > General
LSN:	0-7657-0835-3
Barcode:	9780765708359

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!