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Record Nr.

UNINA9910255211903321

Autore

Chung Jaeyeon Lucy

Titolo

Korean Women, Self-Esteem, and Practical Theology : Transformative Care / / by Jaeyeon Lucy Chung

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2017

ISBN

9783319695082

3319695088

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (VII, 138 p.)

Collana

Asian Christianity in the Diaspora, , 2945-6940

Disciplina

202.082

Soggetti

Feminist theology

Ethnology - Asia

Culture

Psychology and religion

Feminist Theology

Asian Culture

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book offers a critical-constructive study of Korean women's self-esteem from a feminist practical theological perspective. Jaeyeon Lucy Chung recognizes two different and yet related problems: the absence of scholarly work on women's self-esteem from non-white, non-Western groups in the field of practical theology, and the lack of attention to the low self-esteem prevalent in Korean women's sociocultural and religious context.  Chung employs in-depth interview studies while drawing on theoretical resources of psychology, theology, and cultural studies to develop a relational-communal theory of self-esteem, and a systematic, communal understanding of pastoral care practice. The project offers insights into the life experience of Korean women, especially self-esteem, and it reveals some of the ways self-esteem can be fostered.