Overview of Scarred Communities: Psychosocial Impact of Man-made and Natural Disasters on Sri Lankan Society Book

Scarred Communities is a qualitative, psycho-ecological study of the long-term effects of disasters, both man-made and natural, on Sri Lankan communities. The book studies the effects of war and the 2004 tsunami on families and communities. The concept of collective trauma is introduced to provide a framework in understanding how basic social processes, relationships and networks change due to these disasters.The methodology employed is a naturalistic, psychosocial ethnography of northern Sri Lanka, drawing from the author's participation in psychosocial and community mental health programmes among the Tamil community. Participatory observation, key informant interviews and focus-group discussions with rehabilitation workers and officials were used to gather data.The author also analyses the various causes of modern civil war, ethnic consciousness, terror and counter-insurgency operations and their consequences on people. Though the study revolves around Sri Lanka, the phenomenon of collective trauma has an international relevance for communities across the globe caught in civil and ethnic strife. This book is a sequel to Scarred Minds (SAGE, 1998), which deals with the effects of chronic civil war on individuals.The Psychiatrist as a Political Critic: A Foreword by Ashish NandyTable of Contents:PrologueIntroductionI: BackgroundEthnic ConsciousnessHeart of TerrorII: Theory and MethodologyTheoryMethodologyIII: Collective Trauma: Causes and ConsequencesTsunamiVanniDisappearance: The Hidden Reality with Sambasivamoorthy SivayokanMilitancyIV: Other CommunitiesWar Trauma in the Military, their Families and Communities, Ruwan M. JayatungeCollective Trauma in the Tamil Community in London, Andrew KeefeV: InterventionsPsychosocial Interventions with Contributions from Thedsanamoorthy Vijayasangar, Kuhan Satkunanayagam, Vijayasangar Sivajini, Sambasivamoorthy Sivayokan and Rachel TribeTrauma and Beyond: The Evolving Field of Mental Health and Psychosocial Work in Sri Lanka Aanada GalappattiPsychosocial Interventions in Sri Lanka: Challenges in a Post-war Environment Gameela SamarasingheEpilogueReferencesIndex

• Book Type :

ScarredCommunities:PsychosocialImpactofMan

• Book Binding :

Paperback

• Language :

English

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• ISBN - 10 :

8132111680

• Scarred Communities: Psychosocial Impact of Man-made and Natural Disasters on Sri Lankan Society Published On :

22 Jan 2014

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