Binding: Paperback
Description: Psychoanalysis in the Barrios: Race Class and the Unconscious demonstrates that psychoanalytic principles can be applied successfully in disenfranchised Latino populations refuting the misguided idea that psychoanalysis is an expensive luxury only for the wealthy. As opposed to most Latin American countries where psychoanalysis is seen as a practice tied to the promotion of social justice in the United States psychoanalysis has been viewed as reserved for the well - to - do assuming that poor people lack the "sophistication" that psychoanalysis requires thus heeding invisible but no less rigid class boundaries. Challenging such discrimination the authors testify to the efficacy of psychoanalysis in the barrios upending the unfounded widespread belief that poor people are so consumed with the pressures of everyday survival that they only benefit from symptom - focused interventions. Sharing vivid vignettes of psychoanalytic treatments this collection sheds light on the psychological complexities of life in the barrio that is often marked by poverty migration marginalization and barriers of language class and race. This interdisciplinary collection features essays by distinguished international scholars and clinicians. It represents a unique crossover that will appeal to readers in clinical practice social work counselling anthropology psychology cultural and Latino studies queer studies urban studies and sociology.
Title: Psychoanalysis In The Barrios Race Class And The Unconscious
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781138346406
Pages: 244 Pages, 3 Halftones, Black And White; 3 Illustrations, Black And White
Publication Date: 12/21/2018
Category: Psychotherapy