國立虎尾科技大學 |

Stories of power and connection.

Record Type:	Language materials, manuscript : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Stories of power and connection./
Author:	Tuckey, Suzanne.
Description:	1 online resource (228 pages)
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 78-01(E), Section: B.
Subject:	Psychology. -
Online resource:	click for full text (PQDT)
ISBN:	9781339895390

Stories of power and connection.
Tuckey, Suzanne.

Stories of power and connection. - 1 online resource (228 pages)

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 78-01(E), Section: B.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Saybrook University, 2016.

Includes bibliographical references

Some scholars proposed that one understands a person's identity by analyzing two overarching themes in the person's story: agency and communion. Many scholars have associated agency with men and communion with women while assuming a conflictual relationship between the two. Certain scholars have also warned that Western societies, including the United States, traditionally emphasize agency while marginalizing communion. This dissertation is a narrative study that highlights the lives of women who challenge this tradition by embodying active engagement (agency) without sacrificing caring connectedness (communion).

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2018

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9781339895390Subjects--Topical Terms:

555998
Psychology.
Index Terms--Genre/Form:

554714
Electronic books.

Stories of power and connection.
LDR:03639ntm a2200385K 4500 001 915069
005 20180727091509.5
006 m o u
007 cr mn||||a|a||
008 190606s2016 xx obm 000 0 eng d
020 $a 9781339895390
035 $a (MiAaPQ)AAI10131768
035 $a (MiAaPQ)saybrook:10433
035 $a AAI10131768
040 $a MiAaPQ $b eng $c MiAaPQ
100 1 $a Tuckey, Suzanne. $3 1188299
245 1 0 $a Stories of power and connection.
264 0 $c 2016
300 $a 1 online resource (228 pages)
336 $a text $b txt $2 rdacontent
337 $a computer $b c $2 rdamedia
338 $a online resource $b cr $2 rdacarrier
500 $a Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 78-01(E), Section: B.
500 $a Adviser: Marc Pilisuk.
502 $a Thesis (Ph.D.)--Saybrook University, 2016.
504 $a Includes bibliographical references
520 $a Some scholars proposed that one understands a person's identity by analyzing two overarching themes in the person's story: agency and communion. Many scholars have associated agency with men and communion with women while assuming a conflictual relationship between the two. Certain scholars have also warned that Western societies, including the United States, traditionally emphasize agency while marginalizing communion. This dissertation is a narrative study that highlights the lives of women who challenge this tradition by embodying active engagement (agency) without sacrificing caring connectedness (communion).
520 $a Six women were selected who stood out for their leadership in vocational environments where caring connectedness and mutual empowerment were guiding principles. Two participants worked in the corporate sphere, two worked as social activists, and two worked in education.
520 $a Data collection involved two steps, a brief background questionnaire followed by an in-depth, semi-structured interview. Interviews were audio recorded and transcribed, then analyzed for themes. Six themes were identified across all six narratives: (a) Early experience with significant instability, threat, loss, or injustice; (b) Early experience witnessing extraordinary behaviors in support of others; (c) Lack of identification with social norms in one's environment; (d) Capacity to embrace negative experiences or significant challenges with pragmatic action; (e) Sense of learning or growth through one's experience; and (f) Sense of purpose that promotes wellbeing beyond the self.
520 $a This study revealed that significant struggles early in life had a stifling impact on agency. Each woman, however, was able to grow strongly agentic despite this circumstance. For some women, this process was relatively smooth. For others, it was not. When it was not, circumstances led to a dramatic shift toward greater clarity and a more positive self-understanding. In any case, the women drew on their early difficulties to devote their lives to a purpose that, in their own unique way, encourages a more caring and supportive world.
520 $a Inspired by feminist--relational and narrative identity development theory, this study demonstrates that agency and communion need not be conflictual and, in fact, can be co-creating under conditions of mutuality. Understanding this potential may be important given the disconnectedness and social distress in the world.
533 $a Electronic reproduction. $b Ann Arbor, Mich. : $c ProQuest, $d 2018
538 $a Mode of access: World Wide Web
650 4 $a Psychology. $3 555998
650 4 $a Women's studies. $3 572871
650 4 $a Social psychology. $3 554804
655 7 $a Electronic books. $2 local $3 554714
690 $a 0621
690 $a 0453
690 $a 0451
710 2 $a ProQuest Information and Learning Co. $3 1178819
710 2 $a Saybrook University. $b Psychology. $3 1183813
856 4 0 $u http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=10131768 $z click for full text (PQDT)