Why Change is Hard challenges the relentless and dominant cultural narrative that we are the sole authors of our selves, and that we alone, if we work hard enough, can rewrite our stories as we choose. Rather, this volume focuses on how those close to us and pervasive cultural narratives are major players in the project of identity development. Through this lens, the book asks the question of whether and how a person can change their story. While acknowledging the possibility of self-motivated change, this volume will argue that only when we understand the obstacle that lies in the cultural…mehr
Why Change is Hard challenges the relentless and dominant cultural narrative that we are the sole authors of our selves, and that we alone, if we work hard enough, can rewrite our stories as we choose. Rather, this volume focuses on how those close to us and pervasive cultural narratives are major players in the project of identity development. Through this lens, the book asks the question of whether and how a person can change their story. While acknowledging the possibility of self-motivated change, this volume will argue that only when we understand the obstacle that lies in the cultural ideology of individualism can we begin to help people to change the stories that have not been serving them.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Kate C. McLean is Professor of Psychology at Western Washington University. She received her PhD in developmental psychology at the University of Santa Cruz, CA. Her research focuses on social and cultural contexts of narrative identity development. She has authored or co-authored over 100 empirical papers, theoretical articles, and book chapters. She has edited or co-edited pivotal volumes on identity development and cultural methods in psychology, and has written a seminal book on the topic of the co-authored self.
Inhaltsangabe
* Part 1: Laying the Foundations: History, Culture, and Theories * Chapter 1. Introduction: Time for a Change * Chapter 2. Foundations: Culture and History * Chapter 3. Theoretical Foundations: Identities, Stories, and Change * Part 2: The Data on Change * Chapter 4. Evidence for Change from the Field of Personality Development: Traits, Attachment * and, Post-Traumatic Growth * Chapter 5. Evidence for Change in Narrative Identity: The Case of Repeated Narration * Part III: Special Concerns * Chapter 6. Transgressions as an Opportunity for Change? * Chapter 7. The Agency in Resistance * Part IV: Conclusion * Chapter 8: Our Scientific Responsibility for Change
* Part 1: Laying the Foundations: History, Culture, and Theories * Chapter 1. Introduction: Time for a Change * Chapter 2. Foundations: Culture and History * Chapter 3. Theoretical Foundations: Identities, Stories, and Change * Part 2: The Data on Change * Chapter 4. Evidence for Change from the Field of Personality Development: Traits, Attachment * and, Post-Traumatic Growth * Chapter 5. Evidence for Change in Narrative Identity: The Case of Repeated Narration * Part III: Special Concerns * Chapter 6. Transgressions as an Opportunity for Change? * Chapter 7. The Agency in Resistance * Part IV: Conclusion * Chapter 8: Our Scientific Responsibility for Change
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