The Centrality of the Collective: Sustaining Activism through Community, Integrity, and Nurture and Care
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Title:
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The Centrality of the Collective: Sustaining Activism through Community, Integrity, and Nurture and Care |
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Author:
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Boggess, Annie
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Advisor:
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Hucks, Tracey E.
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Department:
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Haverford College. Dept. of Religion |
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Thesis (B.A.) |
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Issue Date:
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2012 |
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Abstract:
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Activist burnout, a state of emotional exhaustion that causes previously committed individuals to disengage from social action, should be a central concern for those interested in sustaining healthy activism over time. My study of social
movement theory, ethnographic research at the Casa de los Amigos, and examination of Quaker social witness as a highly effective model of sustainable activism has produced a model that attempts to address the problem of activist
burnout. An effective model of sustainable activism will center around the utilization of the activists’ community as key in providing the accountability, social
ties, and structures of emotional, spiritual, and practical support necessary to ensure a positive exchange relationship between the individual and the work of activism. If activist communities can capitalize on the strengths that groups
naturally accrue, and make further intentional efforts to offer support to its members, they will more effectively maintain individual commitment and healthy
involvement in social action. |
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Subject:
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Burn out (Psychology)
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Subject:
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Social action -- Psychological aspects
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Terms of Use:
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/us/
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Permanent URL:
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http://hdl.handle.net/10066/8594
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Boggess, Annie.
"The Centrality of the Collective: Sustaining Activism through Community, Integrity, and Nurture and Care".
2012. Available electronically from
http://hdl.handle.net/10066/8594.
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