1994
A family descended from Maori warriors is bedeviled by a violent father and the societal problems of being treated as outcasts.
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“When I started my undergraduate degree in psychology, my grandmother said she was afraid I would become pagal (“crazy”) because of it.
Dr. Jessica Dere explains how culture makes a difference when thinking about mental health and mental illness. Across mental health research, clinical care and teaching, there are profound rewards to be had by truly understanding individuals in context.
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Think of gentrification as a localized version of climate change: uprooting species and cultures, punishing the poor and rewarding the rich.