This timely collection asks the reader to consider how society’s modern notion of humans as rational, isolated individuals has contributed to psychological and social problems and oppressive power structures. Experts from a range of disciplines offer a complex understanding of how humans are shaped by history, tradition, and institutions. This interdisciplinary volume is essential reading for clinicians and anyone looking to augment their understanding of how human beings are shaped by the societies they inhabit.
Key Features
- Examines cultural memory, modern ideas of race and gender, and the roles of symbolism and mythology.
- Draws upon the work of Lacan, Fanon, and Foucault.
- Demonstrates significant alternatives to the isolated individualism of Western philosophy and psychology.
- Includes clinical vignettes and suggested applications.
Additional Information
Through clinical vignettes and suggested applications, it demonstrates significant alternatives to the isolated individualism of Western philosophy and psychology.
