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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453626703321

Titolo

Internalized oppression : the psychology of marginalized groups / / edited by E.J.R. David, Ph.D

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : Springer Pub. Company, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

0-8261-9926-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (328 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DavidE. J. R (Eric John Ramos)

Disciplina

305

Soggetti

Marginality, Social - Psychological aspects

Oppression (Psychology)

Minorities

Intergroup relations

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

part I. Introduction -- part II. America's indigenous peoples -- part III. Marginalized racial/ethnic communities -- part IV. Socially devalued groups.

Sommario/riassunto

The oppression of various groups has taken place throughout human history. People are stereotyped, discriminated against, and treated unjustly simply because of their social group membership. But what does it look like when the oppression that people face from the outside gets under their skin? Long overdue, this is the first book to highlight the universality of internalized oppression across marginalized groups in the United States from a mental health perspective. It focuses on the psychological manifestations and mental health implications of internalized oppression for a variety of groups