Rethinking Resilience Theory in African American Families: Fostering Positive Adaptations and Transformative Social Justice
Rethinking Resilience Theory in African American Families: Fostering Positive Adaptations and Transformative Social Justice
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DOI：
10.1111/jftr.12343
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发表时间：
2019-08-06
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4.5
通讯作者：
Anderson, Leslie A.
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作者：
Anderson, Leslie A.
在美国，许多非裔美国人家庭都面临着以系统性压迫为特征的长期逆境。家庭往往被鼓励表现出毅力，无论他们生活在什么样的条件下-基本上，是为了树立复原力的榜样。然而，非裔美国人家庭所表现出的暂时的积极适应可能会促进更大的，更具破坏性的未来脆弱性。重新思考复原力的概念要求家庭科学家和从业人员批判性地思考，当人们期望家庭不断进行内部适应，但外部不利环境保持不变时，复原力的过程可能会给家庭带来风险。家庭科学家和从业人员不仅有责任鼓励家庭积极适应，而且有意识地努力改善条件，通过社会正义行为使复原力成为必要。这篇文章描述了存在于弹性的肤浅宣传中的潜在危害，并为有抱负的社会正义盟友提供了在他们重新思考弹性时需要考虑的实用概念。
Many African American families in the United States deal with chronic adversity marked by systematic oppression. Families are often encouraged to demonstrate perseverance, regardless of the conditions in which they live-essentially, to model resilience. However, temporal positive adaptations displayed by African American families could be fostering greater, more damaging future vulnerabilities. The concept of rethinking resilience implores family scientists and practitioners to think critically about how processes of resilience may be imposing risk on families when they are expected continuously to adapt internally but, externally, their adverse environments remain unchanged. Family scientists and practitioners bear the responsibility of not only encouraging positive adaptations in families but also intentionally working to ameliorate conditions that necessitate resilience through acts of social justice. This article describes the potential harm that resides in shallow promotions of resilience and provides aspiring social justice allies with practical concepts to consider as they rethink resilience.