Books in the Cultural, Racial, and Ethnic Psychology series

Liberation psychology challenges traditional Western-based psychology by offering an emancipatory approach to understanding and addressing oppression. This book explores the origins, development, and key concepts of liberation psychology; its methods; its potential future applications; and its relation to social activism and social justice.

Today's immigrants face a dangerous mix of rising nationalism and xenophobia, alarming rates of displacement within and across nations, war, trafficking, terrorism, and deportation. Multiple traumas stem from these experiences. This book examines the lasting impact of trauma for racial minority immigrants and subsequent generations.