Since the mid-1980s, the psychology of liberation movement has been a catalyst for collective and individual change in communities throughout Latin America, and beyond; and recent political developments are making its powerful, transformative ideas more relevant than ever before. Psychology of Liberation: Theory and Applications updates the activist frameworks developed by Ignacio Martin-Baro and Paulo Freire with compelling stories from the frontlines of conflict in the developing and developed worlds, as social science and psychological practice are allied with struggles for peace, justice, and equality. In these chapters, liberation is presented as both an ongoing process and a core dimension of wellbeing, entailing the reconstruction of social identity and the transformation of all parties involved, both oppressed and oppressors. Influence and adoption can be seen in the kind of community social psychology developed in Latin America Encapsulates terms of the epistemological, philosophical, and methodological traditions that have informed the development of liberation praxis INDICE: Overview.- Praxis and Liberation in the Latin American Context.- Conscientization and Participation Process in Community Psychology.- LiberationPsychology: Learning from Latin American.- The Social Psychology of Ignacio Martin-Baro: Critical Commitment vs Objectivism.- Dissenting as a Political Praxis of Liberation.- Social Psychology of Resistance, Liberation Approach and Peace Construction.- Constructing Cultures of Peace with War-Affected Communities.- Methods for Liberation.- Elaboration of Historical Memory as a Psychosocial and Liberating Recovery Process.- Immigration and Identity: The Ongoing Struggles for Liberation.- What Happens to Liberation Movements after the Dismantling of an Authoritarian Regime: The Philippine Case.- Liberation Psychology on the Street: Working with Youngsters who Have Lived on the Streets of Caracas.- New Challenges for the Psychology of Liberation.- Critical Consciousness Acquisition among Women from Marginalized Neighborhoods.
- ISBN: 978-0-387-85783-1
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 465
- Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés