ABSTRACT
Cultural Pluralism and Psychoanalysis explores the creative dialogue that the major psychoanalysts since Freud have had with the modern Northern European/North American culture of individualism and tries to resolve major problems that occur when psychoanalysis, with its cultural legacy of individualism, is applied to those from various Asian cultures. Roland examines the theoretical issues involved in developing a multicultural psychoanalysis, and then looks at the interface between Asian-Americans and other Americans, discussing the frequent dissonances, miscommunications, and misunderstandings that result from each coming from vastly different cultural and psychological realms.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |21 pages
A Comparative Psychoanalysis
chapter |19 pages
How Universal is the Psychoanalytic Self?
part |45 pages
The Asian and American Interface
chapter |14 pages
The Japanese and American Interface
chapter |9 pages
Cultural Hurdles and Inscrutable Muddles
part |105 pages
Clinical Issues