Binding: Paperback
Description: Understanding the Transgenerational Legacy of Totalitarian Regimes examines the ways in which the cultural memory of surviving totalitarianism can continue to shape individual and collective vulnerabilities as well as build strength and resilience in subsequent generations. The author uses her personal experience of growing up in the former Soviet Union and professional expertise in global trauma to explore how the psychological legacy of totalitarian regimes influences later generations beliefs behaviors and social and political choices. The book offers interdisciplinary perspectives on the complex aftermath of societal victimization in different cultures and discusses survivors experiences. Readers will find practical tools that can be used in family therapy cognitive - behavioral therapy and peace building to recognize and challenge preconceived assumptions stemming from cultural trauma. This book equips trauma - minded mental health professionals with an understanding of the transgenerational toxicity of totalitarianism and with strategies for becoming educated consumers of cultural legacy.
Title: Understanding The Transgenerational Legacy Of Totalitarian Regimes Paradoxes Of Cultural Learning
Author(s): Cherepanov Elena (Cambridge College Massachusetts Usa)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780367135614
Pages: 214 Pages, 4 Tables, Black And White
Publication Date: 11/24/2020
Category: Trauma & Shock