Overview

Promoting Resilience offers a fresh perspective that views resilience through a sociological lens, emphasizing the significance of loss issues and highlighting a range of practice implications across a wide range of fields. Drawing on the expertise of a wide range of contributors, the book provides a solid foundation for developing a fuller and more holistic picture of the many challenges associated with promoting resilience. Chapters present a range of sociological perspectives that cast light on trauma and vulnerability. Combining theoretical richness with practical insights, chapter authors bring a sociological lens to enrich understanding of loss and adversity. This volume offers a bedrock of understanding for students, clinicians, and researchers who want to extend and deepen their knowledge of the sociological aspects of overcoming life challenges.

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Author:   Neil Thompson (Independent scholar, Wales, UK) ,  Gerry R. Cox (University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   1.060kg
ISBN:  

9780367145606

ISBN 10:   036714560
Pages:   222
Publication Date:   21 November 2019
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Part One: Understanding Resilience Introduction 1. Making Sense of Resilience Gerry R. Cox and Neil Thompson Part Two: Developing Resilience Introduction 2. Resilience in American Indian Communities Gerry R. Cox 3. ""Yma O Hyd"": Language and Resilience Neil Thompson 4. Community Resilience: Reflections on a Community Response to Tragedy Ros Scott 5. Tragedy and Injustice Michael Brennan 6. Living with Terrorism Andy Hau Yan Ho and Geraldine Tan-Ho 7. Violent Crime and Resilience Gerry R. Cox 8. Mental Health Problems: Getting to the HEART of Resilience Neil Thompson 9. Alcohol and Drugs: Resilience in Use and Users Wulf Livingston 10. The Spirit of Resilience through the Prism of Homelessness: Avoiding Stigma and Labelization Gerry Skelton 11. Resilience and Poverty Signe Dobelniece 12. Resilience in the Alice Springs Town Camps Shirleen Campbell, Maree Corbo and Ronnie Egan 13. ""It Takes a Lot of Energy"": Surviving Sexism Tashel C. Bordere, Elizabeth A. Sharp, and Celeste Medina 14. Family Resilience in Dealing with Grief and Loss: A Sociological Perspective Paul C. Rosenblatt 15. Building a Narrative of Resilience for Refugees Christopher Cox 16. Resilience and Older People Denise Tanner 17. Recovering from Childhood Trauma Vivienne Dacre 18. Care Leavers and Resilience Lorna Stabler 19. The Role of the School Robert G. Stevenson 20. Building Resilience in Organizations: A Challenge for Leaders: What Happens if Leaders Get Sick? Rozana Huq 21. Resilience at Work Neil Thompson 22. Promoting Resilience, Challenging Bullying Andrew Vitale 23. Resilience and Spirituality: A personal Perspective Bernard Moss 24. Resilience through Meaning Making Neil Thompson 25. Resilience and Continuing Bonds Charles A. Corr and Kenneth J. Doka 26. The Dual Process Model and Resilience Amy Y. M. Chow 27. The Role of Pastoral Care Bernard Moss 28. Promoting Resilience in Social Work – From the ""Comfort of Strangers"" to Community Empowerment and the ""Management of Risk"" Paul Stepney 29. An Exhibition on Resilience for a Time of Grief Wendy Bowler 30. Compassion and Resilience Darcy Harris"

Reviews

"""In Promoting Resilience Thompson and Cox offer insight into a wide range of contexts in which resilience is relevant. They uniquely apply both a sociological perspective and a practice focus to the study of resilience and in so doing significantly deepen understanding of this complex topic."" — Susan E. Wright, PhD, professor emerita of sociology, Drake University, USA ""Promoting Resilience fulfills the lofty objective of its title, bringing together a truly global team to prepare essays that draw upon each other's work. We learn practical ways to be more resilient and to help those in our communities and social networks to thrive the crises that come with life. The contributors draw upon examples from the everyday workplace to locales ranging from a schoolyard in Scotland to the Outback in Australia. The reader is left with insight into the role of community and social capital in overcoming adversity, vulnerability, loss, and grief."" — Richard T. Schaefer, Department of Sociology, DePaul University, USA ""Thompson and Cox have assembled a team of scholars that have collectively applied the concept of resilience in concise and thought-provoking ways to a range of situations that produce ontological insecurity. In so doing, they have succeeded in addressing the challenge posed by Joel Best in his foreword, which is to prove the value of this relatively new concept."" — Peter Kivisto, Augustana College, USA ""Promoting Resilience makes an important contribution to the literature on bereavement, loss, death and dying and is a valuable addition to the field of mental health more generally. It will engage students, practitioners, professionals, as well as scholars and anyone else interested in how we as humans confront and survive adversity. The book’s main point, presented in an excellent and thorough introductory chapter, is to challenge the common understanding of resilience as an individual trait or achievement. In contrast, the book re-positions resilience as a complex, multi-dimensional, socially constructed product of communities, families, institutions, and cultures, plus myriad care professionals and informal helpers. Throughout the book’s 30 chapters, a range of contributors elaborate on this perspective with sociological theory and compelling examples from some of the most troubling societal problems and crises of our time. Seeing resilience as a social-cultural phenomenon adds a significant dimension to the discussion of how we respond to tragedy and adversity and helps point the way forward toward better preparation and outcomes. As such, this book is a fresh and welcome addition to the literature."" — Mary Zimmerman, professor of health policy and sociology, University of Kansas, USA"

In Promoting Resilience Thompson and Cox offer insight into a wide range of contexts in which resilience is relevant. They uniquely apply both a sociological perspective and a practice focus to the study of resilience and in so doing significantly deepen understanding of this complex topic. - Susan E. Wright, PhD, professor emerita of sociology, Drake University, USA Promoting Resilience fulfills the lofty objective of its title, bringing together a truly global team to prepare essays that draw upon each other's work. We learn practical ways to be more resilient and to help those in our communities and social networks to thrive the crises that come with life. The contributors draw upon examples from the everyday workplace to locales ranging from a schoolyard in Scotland to the Outback in Australia. The reader is left with insight into the role of community and social capital in overcoming adversity, vulnerability, loss, and grief. - Richard T. Schaefer, Department of Sociology, DePaul University, USA Thompson and Cox have assembled a team of scholars that have collectively applied the concept of resilience in concise and thought-provoking ways to a range of situations that produce ontological insecurity. In so doing, they have succeeded in addressing the challenge posed by Joel Best in his foreword, which is to prove the value of this relatively new concept. - Peter Kivisto, Augustana College, USA Promoting Resilience makes an important contribution to the literature on bereavement, loss, death and dying and is a valuable addition to the field of mental health more generally. It will engage students, practitioners, professionals, as well as scholars and anyone else interested in how we as humans confront and survive adversity. The book's main point, presented in an excellent and thorough introductory chapter, is to challenge the common understanding of resilience as an individual trait or achievement. In contrast, the book re-positions resilience as a complex, multi-dimensional, socially constructed product of communities, families, institutions, and cultures, plus myriad care professionals and informal helpers. Throughout the book's 30 chapters, a range of contributors elaborate on this perspective with sociological theory and compelling examples from some of the most troubling societal problems and crises of our time. Seeing resilience as a social-cultural phenomenon adds a significant dimension to the discussion of how we respond to tragedy and adversity and helps point the way forward toward better preparation and outcomes. As such, this book is a fresh and welcome addition to the literature. - Mary Zimmerman, professor of health policy and sociology, University of Kansas, USA

Author Information

Neil Thompson, PhD, DLitt, is an independent writer, educator, and adviser based in Wales (UK). Gerry R. Cox, PhD, is a professor emeritus of sociology/archaeology at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, director of the Center for Death Education and Bioethics, and a member of the board of directors of the National Prison Hospice Association (USA).

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