Dehumanization and its effects on the ghetto family

Object-directed dehumanization leads to self-directed dehumanization. The poor in our midst become dehumanized by the benign neglect they suffer from the rest of society. The family counselor is called to create conditions for rehumanization, as an agent of change and social advocate. His role is to help the poor change society and reject the dehumanization process so that they cease to be powerless victims. He must provide information and act as liason to social agencies. He also must create a counseling relationship which allowes for the expression of rage and for the exploration of feelings of anger.