The Psychopathology of Everyday Racism and Sexism

This enriching volume looks at psychology, social change, and community empowerment. Women of color from both inside and outside the psychological community and discipline explore a history of personal tragedy largely due to racism and poverty. The failure of traditional psychiatry and psychology to understand the struggles and problems in the lives of women of color is contrasted with the newer therapies that advocate the notion that one's history—who one is—has relevance to the study of psychology.