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Fragile Identities

Author : Marianne Moyaert

Publisher : Rodopi

Page : 357 pages

File Size : 45,79 MB

Release : 2011

Category : Literary Criticism

ISBN : 9042032804

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Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- The Theology of Religions -- The Theology of Religions and the Tension between Openness and Closedness -- A Critique of the Pluralist Model of Interreligious Dialogue -- The Cultural Linguistic Theory, Postliberalism, and Religious Incommensurability -- The End of Dialogue?: A Theological Critique of Postliberalism -- Interreligious Dialogue and Hermeneutical Openness -- Testimony and Openness: A Theological Perspective -- Bibliography -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Names.



A Fragile Identity

Author : Alexandra Fanny Brodsky

Publisher : Radcliffe Press

Page : 352 pages

File Size : 36,46 MB

Release : 1998-12-31

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN :

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For the general reader and the historian this book shows what it was really like to experience these ghastly years in Belgium during the German occupation.



The Psychology of Nationalism

Author : J. Searle-White

Publisher : Springer

Page : 179 pages

File Size : 16,54 MB

Release : 2001-11-16

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 0312299052

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Nationalism and other forms of group identity underlie many of the destructive conflicts the world is experiencing today. Particularly puzzling in such conflicts is their tenacity and viciousness. Why do people cling to conflicts that are damaging them? Why are the feelings involved so vehement and intense? Understanding the fragile nature of individual and group identity, and how people perceive threats to identity, can answer these questions. By analyzing nationalism in Quebec, Armenia and Azerbaijan, and Sri Lanka, this book shows that addressing the psychological dimensions of nationalism can help us understand, and perhaps to intervene successfully in, nationalist and ethnic conflicts.



White Fragility

Author : Dr. Robin DiAngelo

Publisher : Beacon Press

Page : 194 pages

File Size : 15,47 MB

Release : 2018-06-26

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 0807047422

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The New York Times best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality. In this “vital, necessary, and beautiful book” (Michael Eric Dyson), antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo deftly illuminates the phenomenon of white fragility and “allows us to understand racism as a practice not restricted to ‘bad people’ (Claudia Rankine). Referring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and by behaviors including argumentation and silence. These behaviors, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what we can do to engage more constructively.



Stop Trying

Author : Cary Schmidt

Publisher : Moody Publishers

Page : 197 pages

File Size : 42,32 MB

Release : 2021-01-07

Category : Religion

ISBN : 0802498892

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From looking outwardly to please others to looking inwardly to define ourselves, we constantly try to cultivate or construct our identities. But guided by the whims of culture or the faulty advice of tradition, we often find identity collapses when life falls apart or change threatens that fragile structure. Is it possible to discover an identity bolstered with unassailable confidence, strengthened for the challenges of life rather than destroyed by them, and free from the whims of cultural pressure? Yes! It is an identity received, not achieved—an identity established in the gospel. In Stop Trying, Cary Schmidt’s storytelling creates compelling scenes in which you’ll see yourself and your self. You’ll understand why defining your identity outside of Jesus Christ is ultimately fragile, hollow, and unsatisfying. And you'll discover that your truest and most fulfilling identity is a byproduct of a relationship that changes everything.



White Identity Politics

Author : Ashley Jardina

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 387 pages

File Size : 31,83 MB

Release : 2019-02-28

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 1108590136

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Amidst discontent over America's growing diversity, many white Americans now view the political world through the lens of a racial identity. Whiteness was once thought to be invisible because of whites' dominant position and ability to claim the mainstream, but today a large portion of whites actively identify with their racial group and support policies and candidates that they view as protecting whites' power and status. In White Identity Politics, Ashley Jardina offers a landmark analysis of emerging patterns of white identity and collective political behavior, drawing on sweeping data. Where past research on whites' racial attitudes emphasized out-group hostility, Jardina brings into focus the significance of in-group identity and favoritism. White Identity Politics shows that disaffected whites are not just found among the working class; they make up a broad proportion of the American public - with profound implications for political behavior and the future of racial conflict in America.



Self-Esteem

Author : Roy F. Baumeister

Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media

Page : 278 pages

File Size : 32,4 MB

Release : 2013-11-11

Category : Psychology

ISBN : 1468489569

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Summarizing and integrating the major empirical research of the past twenty years, this volume presents a thorough review of the subject, with a special focus on what sets people with low self-esteem apart from others. As the subject is central to the understanding of personality, mental health, and social adjustment, this work will be appreciated by professionals and advanced students in the fields of personality, social, clinical, and organizational psychology.



Evil

Author : Roy F. Baumeister, Ph.D.

Publisher : Holt Paperbacks

Page : 445 pages

File Size : 47,41 MB

Release : 2015-04-14

Category : Psychology

ISBN : 1627795634

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Why is there evil, and what can scientific research tell us about the origins and persistence of evil behavior? Considering evil from the unusual perspective of the perpetrator, Roy F. Baumeister asks, How do ordinary people find themselves beating their wives? Murdering rival gang members? Torturing political prisoners? Betraying their colleagues to the secret police? Why do cycles of revenge so often escalate? Baumeister casts new light on these issues as he examines the gap between the victim's viewpoint and that of the perpetrator, and also the roots of evil behavior, from egotism and revenge to idealism and sadism. A fascinating study of one of humankind's oldest problems, Evil has profound implications for the way we conduct our lives and govern our society.



Self-Esteem Issues and Answers

Author : Michael H. Kernis

Publisher : Psychology Press

Page : 593 pages

File Size : 17,91 MB

Release : 2013-04-15

Category : Psychology

ISBN : 1134952775

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Research and theory on self-esteem have flourished in recent years. This resurgence has produced multiple perpectives on fundamental issues surrounding the nature of self-esteem and its role in psychological functioning and interpersonal processes. Self-Esteem Issues and Answers brings together these various perspectives in a unique format. The book is divided into five sections. Section I focuses on core issues pertaining to the conceptualization and assesment of self-esteem, and when self-esteem is optimal. Section II concentrates on the determinants, development, and modifiability of self-esteem. Section III examines the evolutionary significance of self-esteem and its role in psychological processes and therapeutic settings. Section IV explores the social, relational, and cultural significance of self-esteem. Finally, Section V considers future directions for self-esteem researchers, practitioners, parents and teachers. This volume offers a wealth of perspectives from prominent researchers from different areas of psychology. Each expert contributor was asked to focus his or her chapter on a central self-esteem issue. Three or four experts addressed each question. The result is that Self-Esteem Issues and Answers provides a comprehensive sourcebook of current perspectives on a wide range of central self-esteem issues.