{"product_id":"the-analyst-in-the-inner-city-relational-perspectives-book-series-9780881635003","title":"The Analyst in the Inner City (Relational Perspectives Book Series)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1995  Neil Altman did what few psychoanalysts did or even dared to do: He brought the theory and practice of psychoanalysis out of the cozy confines of the consulting room and into the realms of the marginalized  to the very individuals whom this theory and practice often overlooked. In doing so  he brought together psychoanalytic and social theory  and examined how divisions of race  class and culture reflect and influence splits in the developing self  more often than not leading to a negative self image of the \"other\" in an increasingly polarized society. Much like the original  this second edition of The Analyst in the Inner City opens up with updated  detailed clinical vignettes and case presentations  which illustrate the challenges of working within this clinical milieu. Altman greatly expands his section on race  both in the psychoanalytic and the larger social world  including a focus on \"whiteness\" which  he argues  is socially constructed in relation to \"blackness.\" However  he admits the inadequacy of such categorizations and proffers a more fluid view of the structure of race. A brand new section  \"Thinking Systemically and Psychoanalytically at the Same Time \" examines the impact of the socio-political context in which psychotherapy takes place  whether local or global  on the clinical work itself and the socio-economic categories of its patients  and vice-versa. Topics in this section include the APAs relationship to CIA interrogation practices  group dynamics in child and adolescent psychotherapeutic interventions  and psychoanalytic views on suicide bombing. Ranging from the day-to-day work in a public clinic in the South Bronx to considerations of global events far outside the clinics doors (but closer than one might think)  this book is a timely revision of a groundbreaking work in psychoanalytic literature  expanding the import of psychoanalysis from the centers of analytical thought to the margins of clinical need.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648116875317,"sku":"ByrdShop_0881635006","price":39.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780881635003.jpg?v=1781709818","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-analyst-in-the-inner-city-relational-perspectives-book-series-9780881635003","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}