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Surviving Identity : Vulnerability and the Psychology of Recognition.

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 th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McLaughlin, Kenneth
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Francis, Taylor & amp ; 2011.
Colección:Concepts for critical psychology.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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 b.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (167 pages).
ISBN:9780203147665
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