Cultural Anxieties: Managing Migrant Suffering in France
(Part of the Medical Anthropology Series)
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Cultural Anxieties is a gripping ethnography about Centre Minkowska, a transcultural psychiatry clinic in Paris, France. From her unique position as both observer and staff member, anthropologist St phanie Larchanch explores the challenges of providing non-stigmatizing mental healthcare to migrants. In particular, she documents how restrictive immigration policies, limited resources, and social anxieties about the "other" combine to constrain the work of state social and health service providers who refer migrants to the clinic and who tend to frame "migrant suffering" as a problem of integration that requires cultural expertise to address. In this context, Larchanch describes how staff members at Minkowska struggle to promote cultural competence, which offers a culturally and linguistically sensitive approach to care while simultaneously addressing the broader structural factors that impact migrants' mental health. Ultimately, Larchanch identifies practical routes for improving caregiving practices and promoting hospitality--including professional training, action research, and advocacy.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:081359538X
ISBN13:9780813595382
Release Date:March 2020
Publisher:Rutgers University Press
Length:240 Pages
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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