This book offers new empirical research and policy-relevant care
practices from across the globe to understand the interrelation of
care, emotion, and flourishing in the context of acute and
persistent crises. From COVID-19 responses around the world to the
opioid epidemic in the United States, this volume investigates
collective and individual crises as symptoms of underlying systemic
pathologies. Crises require deep engagement with both structure and
culture, drawing on interdisciplinary perspectives from sociology,
nursing, social work, and psychology. Addressing the multi-level
challenges of caregiving in families, schools, organizations, and
communities, this book presents examples of research and practice
that demonstrate compassion, resilience, productive collaboration,
and flourishing. It documents the social conditions and processes
that spawn effective solutions and positive emotional and health
outcomes, which often occur amid chaos, rapid social change, and
substantial suffering. The first section focuses on care, emotions,
and flourishing in healthcare and educational contexts to examine
nurses, students, and teachers as they respond to enduring and
acute crises. Section two turns to community and family contexts to
understand how emotions and care intertwine in the flourishing
practices of women and communities facing isolation during
COVID-19, parents of opioid users, and international efforts to
address child abuse and healthy aging. Geographically, the book
covers experiences in Canada, Ghana, India, Italy, Sweden, the
United Kingdom, and the United States. Each chapter discusses how
we can move from managing emotions and coping with crisis to
transcending crisis and promoting flourishing. The book includes
case studies that illustrate hopeful and successful practices that
might help us meet the challenges we face in this moment and move
through them with compassion and enhanced flourishing. Examining
care across a range of professional contexts, including healthcare,
education, community, and family settings, the authors explore
similarities and differences in how these contexts shape care
practices in light of collective threats and crises. This book is
also a valuable contribution to the literatures on health and
illness, the sociology of emotions, and the interdisciplinary field
of well-being and flourishing.
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