Synopses & Reviews
The first edition of this book was a pioneering work in the newly emerging field of liberation psychology, which is now making its mark in many areas related to psychology and social justice. This revised and updated edition retains the argument and structure of the original edition, charting a journey from the personal to the political. The book draws on foundation writers in feminism and postcolonialism such as Frantz Fanon, Jean Baker Miller and Ignacio Martin Baro, on research and experience in the Irish context, and on the latest international developments in liberation psychology, feminist psychology, critical and community psychology. It provides a structural analysis of oppression that recognizes diversity and globalization and that can be readily adapted to diverse contexts. Exploring psychological aspects of oppression in detail, it then sets out practices for liberation at the personal, interpersonal and political levels.
Synopsis
Drawing on the writings of diverse authors, including Jean Baker Miller, bell hooks, Mary Daly, Frantz Fanon, Paulo Freire and Ignacio Martin-Baro, as well as on women's experiences, this book provides a new exploration of the feminist phrase "the personal is political." The book describes patterns associated with oppression such as sense of inferiority, self-doubt, fear, anger, shame, problems in relationships and difficulties with direct action. These are linked systematically to social conditions associated with oppression in a "cycle of oppression."
Synopsis
Develops a "liberation psychology" which would aid in transforming the damaging psychological patterns associated with oppression.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-216) and index.
About the Author
GERALDINE MOANE is Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology and a Teaching Associate in the School of Social Justice at University College Dublin, Ireland. Her pioneering work in liberation psychology has been widely read, cited and used on courses throughout the world. She has also published in the areas of women's psychological development, violence against women, and feminist politics. She is co-author of Care Provision and Cost Measurement:Dependent Elderly People at Home and inGeriatric Hospitals and Support Services for Carers of Elderly People Living in the Community.
Table of Contents
Women, Psychology and Society: The Personal is Political
Hierarchical Systems: Patriarchy and Colonialism
Psychological Patterns Associated with Hierarchical Systems: The Cycle of Oppression
Breaking Out: The Cycle of Liberation
The Personal Level: Building Strengths
The Interpersonal Level: Making Connections
The Political Level: Taking Action
Liberation Psychologies in Action: Local and Global Examples
Interconnections between Personal and Political Change: Towards an Egalitarian Society
References