Resilience: moving from a “heroic” notion to a sociological concept
This paper presents a specific sociological theoretical framework to the concept of resilience. To do so, we reviewed the main theoretical developments on resilience, focusing our attention on the development of a “heroic” perspective of resilience. We point out its several pitfalls, and counter it...
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| Vydáno v: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/spp, |
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| Médium: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Jazyk: | Anglais |
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Sociologia, Problemas e Práticas
2019
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| On-line přístup: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Shrnutí: | This paper presents a specific sociological theoretical framework to the concept of resilience. To do so, we reviewed the main theoretical developments on resilience, focusing our attention on the development of a “heroic” perspective of resilience. We point out its several pitfalls, and counter it with a concept of resilience grounded on sociological theory and poverty studies, presenting a definition for resilience, the conditions and characteristics of this social phenomenon, as well as a model of operationalization based on two major dimensions: mobilization of resources and shifting of risks. With this innovative approach we also call for a sociological research agenda for resilience. |
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