| Africana People in China: Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Migration Experiences, Identity, and Precarious Employment Contributor(s): Adams, C. Jama (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138344559 ISBN-13: 9781138344556 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Movements - Psychoanalysis - Psychology | Research & Methodology - Psychology | Ethnopsychology |
| Series: Explorations in Mental Health |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.3" W x 9.1" (1.01 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. |