The Muslim, State and Mind: Psychology in Times of Islamophobia

By Tarek Younis

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1529790182
• ISBN13: 9781529790184
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 7.0"