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 polic...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge
2012.
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| Edition: | First edition |
| Series: | Concepts for Critical Psychology
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798278706719 |
| Summary: | 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 |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (167 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781136511158 9781283459167 9786613459169 9781136511165 9780203147665 |
