Identity (Re)constructions After Brain Injury - Personal and Family Identity (Paperback)

Identity (Re)constructions After Brain Injury: Personal and Family Identity investigates how being diagnosed with acquired brain injury (ABI) impacts identity (re)construction in both adults with ABI and their close relatives. To show how being diagnosed with ABI impacts identity (re)construction, this book investigates key patterns of identity construction. Discourse analysis, especially on the concept of positioning, provides an understanding of the changes and developmental processes in these self-narratives. These narrative (re)constructions point to a developmental change of identity in the course of the different phases of the recovery process for both persons with ABI and their relatives, including conflicting voices from society, service providers, relatives, and other adults with ABI. In addition, the (re)construction process is characterized by much ambivalence in both ABI survivors and relatives. Three perspectives are triangulated: (1) an insider perspective from ABI survivors; (2) an insider perspective from relatives; and (3) an outsider perspective from the researchers. This allows us to see how identities are negotiated and constructed in concrete situations. This innovative book will be required reading for all students and academics working in the fields of disability studies, rehabilitation psychology, sociology, allied health, and social care.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Interdisciplinary Disability Studies
Release date:	December 2020
First published:	2019
Authors:	Chalotte Glintborg
Dimensions:	216 x 138mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	134
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-72881-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Child & developmental psychology Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Rehabilitation Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Disability: social aspects Promotions
LSN:	0-367-72881-8
Barcode:	9780367728816

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