| Africana People in China: Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Migration Experiences, Identity, and Precarious Employment Contributor(s): Adams, C. Jama (Author) |
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ISBN: 0367585022 ISBN-13: 9780367585020 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $50.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Movements - Psychoanalysis - Psychology | Research & Methodology - Psychology | Ethnopsychology |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 6" W x 9" (0.66 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book examines the psychosocial experiences of foreign workers from Africa and its diaspora in China, within the context of international socio-economic forces. By exploring employment-based migration from a psychoanalytic perspective, this volume investigates the utility of adaptive ambivalence and the challenges that migrant workers face around issues of self-development, agency, and identity. Through a careful analysis of interviews with Africana people, the author demonstrates that the capacity to be reflective and resilient alongside having a strong and diversified support network are crucial for the psychological well-being of those living and working in unfamiliar geographic and cultural conditions. |