Younis, Tarek,

The Muslim, state and mind : psychology in times of Islamophobia / Tarek Younis. - 1 online resource (176 pages). - Social science for social justice . - Social science for social justice. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Mental health is positioned as the cure-all for society's discontents, from pandemics to terrorism. But psychology and psychiatry are not apolitical, and neither are Muslims. This book unpacks where the politics of the psy-disciplines and the politics of Muslims overlaps, demonstrating how psychological theories and practices serve State interests and perpetuate inequality-especially racism and Islamophobia. Viewing the psy-disciplines from the margins, this book illustrates how these necessarily serve the State in the production of loyal, low-risk and productive citizens, offering a modern discussion of three paradigms underlying the psy-disciplines: neoliberalism, security and the politics of mental health. Tarek Younis is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Middlesex University.

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Muslims--Mental health.
Muslims--Persecutions.
Muslims--Political aspects.
Religion and politics.
Psychology and religion.

RC451.4.M87 / Y68 2024

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