Interview with Michal Raz, author, What’s Wrong with the Poor? Psychiatry, Race, and the War on Poverty

Authors

Michal Raz
Stephen Pimpare, University of New Hampshire, ManchesterFollow

Abstract

In What’s Wrong with the Poor: Psychiatry, Race, and the War on Poverty (University of North Carolina Press, 2016), Mical Raz offers a deep dive into the theoretical roots of the Head Start program, and offers a fascinating story of unexpected policy origins and of the interplay between psychiatric theory, race, and U.S. social welfare policy.

Publication Date

2-17-2017

Journal Title

New Books Network

Publisher

Amherst College Press

Document Type

Interview

Recommended Citation

Stephen Pimpare interviewing Michal Raz, author, What’s Wrong with the Poor? Psychiatry, Race, and the War on Poverty, University of North Carolina Press (February 17, 2017) (http://bit.ly/2law6YD)