Understanding an Afrocentric world view : introduction to an optimal psychology / Linda James Myers The Ohio State University.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Myers, Linda James.

Contributor:

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Psychology.

African Americans.

Self-actualization (Psychology).

Transpersonal psychology.

Personality and culture.

Civilization.

Psychological aspects.

Africa--Civilization--Psychological aspects.

Africa.

Afrocentrism.

Civilization--Psychological aspects.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

vi, 118 pages, 4 unnumbered pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Dubuque, Iowa : Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 1993.

Summary:

Understanding an Afrocentric World View: Introduction to an Optimal Psychology stands as a groundbreaking and timeless classic in the field of Africana Studies, Psychology, and Human Development. Its reverberating in-depth analysis of and prescriptive cure for racism and other societal isms identifies the essential factors at their core and how to change them. Dr. Linda James Myers provides rare insights into social forces behind the systemic racism that have been with us for over 400 years. Her time tested Optimal Conceptual Theory and its corollary psychotherapeutic strategies unearth the characteristics of the suboptimal mindset that keeps us trapped in the vicious pattern of oppressive injustice that is harmful to ourselves as well as others, and its optimal alternative. Unlike other treatise on the subject, James Myers offers readers the tools and developmental processes for making the shift in consciousness needed for improving the quality of their own lives and for creating a just, sacred, and sustainable world. Her comprehensive holistic and integrative approach reflects a Black cultural perspective seldom heard, but proven effective and traceable to the beginnings of all human culture and civilization.

Contents:

Part One. The Evolution and Expansion of Psychology. Introduction to an Idea; In search of Afrocentric; Oneness: A black model of psychological functioning

Part Two. Avoiding Nihilism in Favor of Growth. Optimal psychology and the transpersonal paradigm; The meaning of develoopment: World views, behavior, and ethics; Optimal psychology and moral, faith, and intellectual and ethical development / with William Porterfield

Part Three.Family violence in U.S. society: a case of the sub-optimal belief system; Therapeutic process for a new age: Belief systems analysis; Truth and psychology of knowledge

Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-110) and index.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.

Other Format:

Online version: Myers, Linda James. Understanding an Afrocentric world view.

ISBN:

0840383428

9780840383426

OCLC:

27388777