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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McLaughlin, Kenneth G. (Kenneth Gerard)

Series:

Concepts for Critical Psychology

Concepts for critical psychology : disciplinary boundaries re-thought

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Action research.

Identity (Psychology).

Psychic trauma.

Social movements--Psychological aspects.

Social movements.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (167 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2012.

Language Note:

English

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-51115-6

1-283-45916-7

9786613459169

1-136-51116-4

0-203-14766-9

9780203147665

OCLC:

798531247