This accessible textbook draws upon progressions in academic, political and global arenas,
to provide a comprehensive overview of practical issues in psychological work across a …

Is depression simply the result of chemical imbalances, or Schizophrenia a wholly biological
disorder? What role do the broader circumstances of an individual's social, cultural and …

This ground-breaking and innovative textbook offers a uniquely global approach to the study
of social psychology. Inclusive and outward-looking, the authors consciously re-orientate the …

Positive youth development is critical for African American youth as they negotiate a social,
political, and historical landscape grounded in systemic inequities and racism. One possible …

Experiences of racism, a form of oppression, have lasting negative psychological and
physical effects on Black Americans. Identifying underlying mechanisms is necessary to …

Liberation psychology (LP), which is part of a broad movement for a fairer world, is now
considered a distinctive paradigm. It is an approach in which ethics is central. In this chapter …

The Apartheid Archive Project seeks to expand the archive by inserting everyday stories into
the public record, thereby allowing for the reconstruction of historical memory, voicing …

Race, Memory and the Apartheid Archive: Towards a Transformative Psychosocial Praxis
draws on a psychosocial approach that is uniquely suited to the socio-historical and …

Home care workers (HCWs) deliver essential health services within patients' homes and are
an important part of the US healthcare system. Yet, they are a marginalized workforce …

This chapter outlines the history of liberation psychology from before it was given a name, up
to the present. It uses a broad canvas, tracing liberation psychology to its diverse roots in …