Liberation psychology or liberation social psychology is an approach to psychology that aims to understand the psychology of oppressed and impoverished communities by addressing the oppressive sociopolitical structure in which they exist. The central concepts of liberation psychology include: conscientization; realismo-crÃtico; de-ideologized reality; a social orientation; the preferential option for the oppressed majorities, and methodological eclecticism.
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