1st Edition

Critical Resilience and Thriving in Response to Systemic Oppression Insights to Inform Social Justice in Critical Times

By Melissa L. Morgan Copyright 2023
164 Pages
by Routledge

164 Pages
by Routledge

164 Pages
by Routledge

This book offers new insight into how individuals utilize resilience in the face of structural and social injustice. By drawing on qualitative research methods to foreground the voices of Holocaust survivors and Latinx immigrants to the United States, Critical Resilience and Thriving in Response to Systematic Oppression illustrates the role of cultural values, spirituality, and perseverance... Read more

1. Critical Resilience and Thriving: Introduction to the Concepts 2. Foundations of Our Work with Critical Resilience and Thriving 3. Adversities: Scope of What Must Be Overcome 4. Examples of Critical Resilience and Critical Thriving 5. "To me, it's just part of my life...": Understanding Critical Resilience through an International, Historical Atrocity 6. Prevention Work: Putting Research into Practice and Practice into Research 7. Critical Resilience and Thriving in Modern Times: Lessons Learned and Moving Forward

Biography

Melissa L. Morgan is a Professor in the Department of Counseling, Clinical and School Psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, U.S.A.