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Published on: September 28, 2018
Political humiliation, object use, and psychological changes in the life of Malcolm X
1St. Meinrad School of Theology, 200 Hill Drive, St. Meinrad, IN 47577, USA. rlamothe@saintmeinrad.edu
Abstract:
This article examines and describes the traumatic effects of political humiliation in the life of Malcolm X, and the psychosocial changes exhibited in his moving from being snared by the talons of racism to a greater sense of freedom and flexibility in working with a wide variety of people. Malcolm X's suffering and psychosocial changes are framed in terms of object relating and use, as well as by his search for a transformational object that would restore and secure his self-worth and efficacy.
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