This book draws on interview and photographic data from a study with fourteen trans people from British Columbia. It exposes the restrictive choreography of reproductive health care, and documents the improvisational tactics used by trans people in their pursuit of care that is competent, safe, and affirming.
The research objectives of this book are to analyze the leadership of three presidents: Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama, as well as to examine the impact of the presidents' leadership on the leadership characteristics of the advisers they worked with during their presidencies.
Wounding, Overcoming, and the Reconstruction of Collective and Personal
In Transgenerational Colonialism, Karel James Bouse examines multigenerational trauma in relation to cycles of colonialism and decolonization. Bouse cites Northern Ireland as a current expression of these cycles and the elements that drive formerly colonized people toward the realization of self-determination.
Expanding International and Intersectional Approaches
Presents groundbreaking scholarship on new approaches to women's psychology. Chapters explain how transnational perspectives can address a range of topics including human trafficking, sexuality, migration, human rights, healing, empowerment, domestic violence, education, and work.
This volume contains narratives of Black transracial adoptees which illustrate the socialization experiences that directly affect their complex racial identities as emerging adults. The author argues that transracial adoption stems from systemic issues of racial injustice, and that those problems will not be solved quickly.
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.
Trauma and Repair is an interdisciplinary study of inequality and complex trauma. Annie Stopford's interview-based exploration of life in four specific low-income neighborhoods captures in sharp relief a complex trauma that has multiple sources, including intergenerational economic distress and repeated exposure to community violence.
Trauma and Repair is an interdisciplinary study of inequality and complex trauma. Annie Stopford's interview-based exploration of life in four specific low-income neighborhoods captures in sharp relief a complex trauma that has multiple sources, including intergenerational economic distress and repeated exposure to community violence.
Shows therapists how to adapt cognitive behavioural treatments for use with racial and ethnic minority clients. Contributors demonstrate how a client's particular sociocultural background contextualizes her experience and understanding of mental health issues.
