The Muslim, State and Mind (Younis Tarek)(Paperback) - diskuze

Mental health is positioned as the cure-all for society's discontents, from pandemics to terrorism. But the psy-disciplines--psychology and psychiatry--are not apolitical. This book will demonstrate how their theories and practices necessarily serve State interests and are integral in the perpetuation of inequality--especially racism--by drawing on theory, policy and clinical practices. Viewing the psy-disciplines from the margins, with a particular emphasis on Muslims, this book illustrates how these necessarily serve the State in the production of loyal, low-risk and productive citizens, offering a modern discussion of three paradigms underlying the psy-disciplines: capitalism, nationalism and
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