Unmasking Race, Culture, and Attachment in the Psychoanalytic Space |
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| Author:
| White, Kate |
| Series title: | The Bowlby Centre Monograph Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-85575-405-8 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2006 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $23.95 |
Book Description:
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Drawn from the John Bowlby Memorial Conference, the theme of this book addresses the often hidden and ignored subject of attachment, race and culture. Can our individual narratives in relation to race, culture and attachment be unmasked in the therapeutic dyad to reveal our human connectedness? The contributors explore how the conscious and unconscious meanings of therapists' and clients' racial and cultural identities shape the dialogue between them. How this emerges for both...
More DescriptionDrawn from the John Bowlby Memorial Conference, the theme of this book addresses the often hidden and ignored subject of attachment, race and culture. Can our individual narratives in relation to race, culture and attachment be unmasked in the therapeutic dyad to reveal our human connectedness? The contributors explore how the conscious and unconscious meanings of therapists' and clients' racial and cultural identities shape the dialogue between them. How this emerges for both therapist and client in their work together is illustrated in clinical accounts.