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Heroism and wellbeing in the 21st Century :

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Heroism and wellbeing in the 21st Century :

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applied and emerging perspectives /

edited by Olivia Efthimiou, Scott T. Allison, Zeno E. Franco.

London :

Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,

2018.

1 online resource (xix, 251 pages)

Researching Social Psychology

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface: Letters from the Ground; Preface 1. Becoming an Everyday Hero; Preface 2. Fear and Love: The Heart of Heroism and a Life Well Lived; Introduction: Heroism and Wellbeing in the 21st Century: Recognizing Our Personal Heroic Imperative; SECTION 1. Historical Contexts; 1. Transforming Through Ambivalence: Failure, Deviance, and Contradiction in Heroism; 2. Rethinking Hero Status in Colonial Western Australia: A Step Towards Reconciliation; 3. Rebuilding Lives: Heroism and Gender in the Great War Community of an Australian Soldier.

9. The Visible-Invisible School Leader: Redefining Heroism and Offering Alternate Metaphors for Educational Leadership; SECTION 4. Crisis, Displacement, and Recovery; 10. Paradoxical Heroism: Heroic Altruism and Wellbeing During and After the Holocaust; 11. Heroic Feat: An Aboriginal Sporting Clubâ#x80;#x99;s Collective Journey to Healthy Resistance; 12. The Unintended Consequences of Heroism or Acts of Bravery on Civilians; 13. The Adversity Antidote: How Heroism Education Is Being Employed to Navigate Hardship and Achieve Wellbeing in Flint, Michigan.

Conclusion: Definition, Synthesis, and Applications of Heroic Wellbeing; Biographies; Index.

SECTION 2. Teaching and Fostering Heroism; 4. The Heroic Learner: Engaging and Inspiring Students Through the Art of Heroism; 5. The Hero's Journey: A Mudmap to Wellbeing; 6. Personal Heroism Through Fact and Fiction: Safeguarding Truth and Freedom in the Utopia of Star Trek and the Whistle-Blowing of Edward Snowden; SECTION 3. Contemporary Professional Practices; 7. Fake Heroism as a Mechanism for Mafia Offer: A Critical Realism Perspective on the Abuse of Heroism; 8. Lawyers as Heroes: Fostering Holistic Wellbeing by Developing Heroic Virtues in Law Students.

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"Offering a holistic take on an emerging field, this edited collection examines how heroism manifests, is appropriated, and is constructed in a broad range of settings and from a variety of disciplines and perspectives. Psychologists, educators, lawyers, researchers and cultural analysts consider how heroism intersects with wellbeing, and how we still useand even abuseheroism as a vehicle to thrive and prosper in the everyday and in the face of the most unbearable situations. Highlighting some of the most pressing issues in todays worldincluding genocide, racism, deceitful business practices, bystanderism, mental health, unethical governance and the global refugee crisisthis book applies a critical psychological perspective in synthesizing the social construction of heroism and wellbeing, contributing to the development of global wellbeing indicators and measures."--Provided by publisher.

Ingram Content Group

9781315409009

Heroism and wellbeing in the 21st century.

9781138222014

Heroes-- History-- 21st century.

Well-being-- History-- 21st century.

Heroes.

Well-being.

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PSY031000

Allison, Scott T.

Efthimiou, Olivia

Franco, Zeno E.

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