Progressive Psychoanalysis as a Social Justice Movement

Download or read book Progressive Psychoanalysis as a Social Justice Movement written by Scott Graybow and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2017-01-06 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume challenges our negative and incorrect definitions of psychoanalysis by focusing on the notion that psychoanalysis once was, and can once again be, a movement for social justice. Taking the work of Erich Fromm as a guide, the chapters in this volume highlight psychoanalysis’ social justice origins, while illustrating how psychoanalysis – in both an interpretive role and as a clinical tool – can improve our understanding of contemporary social problems and address the effects of those problems within the clinical setting.