Surviving identity : vulnerability and the psychology of recognition / / Kenneth McLaughlin

• Autore: McLaughlin Kenneth G (Kenneth Gerard)
• Pubblicazione: East Sussex : , : Routledge, , 2012
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (167 p.)
• Disciplina: 303.48/401
• Soggetto topico: Action research; Identity (Psychology); Psychic trauma; Social movements - Psychological aspects
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Surviving Identity; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Social movements old and new; 2. Recognising identity; 3. Surviving trauma; 4. Surviving psychiatry; 5. The rise of therapeutic identity; 6. The imposition of a vulnerable identity; 7. Conclusion; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Today, political claims are increasingly made on the basis of experienced trauma and inherent vulnerability, as evidenced in the growing number of people who identify as a ""survivor"" of one thing or another, and also in the way in which much political discourse and social policy assumes the vulnerability of the population. This book discusses these developments in relation to the changing focus of social movements, from concerns with economic redistribution, towards campaigns for cultural recognition. As a result of this, the experience of trauma and psychological vulnerability has become
• Titolo autorizzato: Surviving identity
• ISBN: 1-283-45916-7; 9786613459169; 1-136-51116-4; 0-203-14766-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461316203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Concepts for Critical Psychology