Resistance in Everyday Life : Constructing Cultural Experiences /
This book is about resistance in everyday life, illustrated through empirical contexts from different parts of the world. Resistance is a widespread phenomenon in biological, social and psychological domains of human cultural development. Yet, it is not well articulated in the academic literature an...
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Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer,
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Publisher Address: | Singapore : |
Publication Dates: | 2017. |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3581-4 |
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This book is about resistance in everyday life, illustrated through empirical contexts from different parts of the world. Resistance is a widespread phenomenon in biological, social and psychological domains of human cultural development. Yet, it is not well articulated in the academic literature and, when it is, resistance is most often considered counter-productive. Simple evaluations of resistance as positive or negative are avoided in this volume; instead it is conceptualised as a vital process for human development and well-being. While resistance is usually treated as an extraordinary |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource(XXVIII,328pages): illustrations |
ISBN: | 9789811035814 |
Index Number: | BF1 |
CLC: | B017 |
Contents: | Part 1: Cultural Productions through Resistance -- Part 2: Conflicts, Stability and Renewal -- Part 3: Resisting Conventional Positions and Creating new ones -- Part 4: Living and Loving with Resistance -- Part 5: Resistance in Educational Settings -- Part 6: Resistance - Conceptual Investigations. |