Racism's external forms, from racial assault to petty discrimination, are readily recognized. However, its internal dimensions are easily overlooked: how can we understand what happens in the mind of those engaged in or experiencing racism?This book explores the inner relationship between the self and the socially stereotyped 'racial' other, providing a clinically derived model of how racist dynamics play out in the mind. Presenting an original theory of the psychology of racism, it: --Reviews and analyses the existing literature on racism and psychoanalysis, including an extensive study of Frantz Fanon's psychological model;
- | Author: M. Fakhry Davids
- | Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- | Publication Date: Jul 19, 2011
- | Number of Pages: 224 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 0333964578
- | ISBN-13: 9780333964576
