Mental Health and Otherness
eBook - ePub

Mental Health and Otherness

Intersections between Gender, Race, Class and Age

  1. 192 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Mental Health and Otherness

Intersections between Gender, Race, Class and Age

About this book

Based on two decades of research in Brazil and the UK, this book explores the ways in which intersections of gender, race and class affect the positioning of the subject as 'Other' in discourses of health, and how the positioning of the subject as 'Other' has implications for health research and mental health practice.

Drawing on feminist, post-colonial and decolonial studies, psychoanalysis and discourse analysis, Mental Health and Otherness examines the experiences of immigrants, drug users and transsexual people in health and mental health settings, and the ways in which stereotypical understandings can affect the subject.

This book is a study of the discursive construction of ideas about health and mental health in the West and the awareness of processes of othering in clinical practice. It will appeal to scholars in psychology, sociology and cultural studies with an interest in mental health, health care and intersectionality.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2024
eBook ISBN
9780429558467
Edition
0
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Sociology
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Series
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Dedication
  7. Contents
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. Introduction: on othering processes
  10. Part I From theory: laying foundations
  11. Part II To practice: researching mental health
  12. Conclusion: decolonising mental health
  13. Appendix 1: main research projects cited
  14. Appendix 2: list of community organisations assisting the research health experiences of access to health
  15. Bibliography
  16. Index