Race and Culture in Psychiatry (Psychology Revivals)

Race and Culture in Psychiatry (Psychology Revivals)
Author :
Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 237
Release :
ISBN-13 : 9781317557692
ISBN-10 : 1317557697
Rating : 4/5 (97 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Race and Culture in Psychiatry (Psychology Revivals) by : Suman Fernando

Download or read book Race and Culture in Psychiatry (Psychology Revivals) written by Suman Fernando and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As psychiatry has developed it has proved to be susceptible to the influence of contemporary social and political mores. With its origins in nineteenth-century Europe, psychiatry evolved as an ethnocentric body of knowledge, the vehicle of implicit and overt racism. Originally published in 1988 this author, however, saw no reason why the contemporary psychiatrist should not challenge this ethnocentrism. He provides a critical account of the development of psychiatry in relation to its cultural context and then examined contemporary practice of the time in the light of this development. Throughout, the book is informed by an awareness of issues of race and culture and of their difficult interactions, the author emphasising both the frequency of racist attitudes and the very real cultural distinctions in our society, distinctions that can be used to mask what are actually racist sentiments. What emerges is not just a plea for an anti-racist, culture sensitive psychiatry, but a blueprint for how this can be brought about. He argued that the shift towards community work and social psychiatry could reorientate the profession by confronting it with its social setting and responsibilities. This book represented a significant contribution to this literature for all mental health professionals and social scientists with an interest in this field at the time; the author has gone on to write many more.


Race and Culture in Psychiatry (Psychology Revivals) Related Books

Race and Culture in Psychiatry (Psychology Revivals)
Language: en
Pages: 237
Authors: Suman Fernando
Categories: Psychology
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-10-14 - Publisher: Routledge

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

As psychiatry has developed it has proved to be susceptible to the influence of contemporary social and political mores. With its origins in nineteenth-century
Race and Culture in Psychiatry (Psychology Revivals)
Language: en
Pages: 200
Authors: Suman Fernando
Categories: Psychology
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-10-14 - Publisher: Routledge

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

As psychiatry has developed it has proved to be susceptible to the influence of contemporary social and political mores. With its origins in nineteenth-century
AQA Psychology A Level Paper Three: Schizophrenia
Language: en
Pages: 127
Authors: Phil Gorman
Categories: Psychology
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-05-18 - Publisher: Routledge

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Extending Knowledge and Skills series is a fresh approach to A Level Psychology, designed for greater demands of the new AQA specification and assessment, a
Intercultural Mediation Counselling and Psychotherapy in Europe
Language: en
Pages: 243
Authors: Agostino Portera
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-02-18 - Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This collection of essays highlights theories and several of the excellent practices that are currently taking place in many European countries which integrate
Bizarre Behaviours (Psychology Revivals)
Language: en
Pages: 128
Authors: Herschel Prins
Categories: Psychology
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-10-31 - Publisher: Routledge

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The most deviant forms of human behaviour can be disturbing, incomprehensible, and sometimes very frightening. Herschel Prins believes that even the most devian