Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror by Judith Lewis Herman

2 reviews

splendide_mendax's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War

zombiezami's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad tense slow-paced

4.5

A very heavy book, but a very foundational one. This helped me understand certain people in my life better. I just wish that there had been greater understanding/reference to the racial and ethnic dimensions of trauma, especially related to war and to sexual violence. The only real mention of this that I saw was a passing mention in the Afterword. Still, this makes me interested to continue learning about this subject. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Medical content, Grief, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Antisemitism, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, and War

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Homophobia, Racism, Slavery, Police brutality, and Abandonment