Caroline Kelly – författare

En bok för livets svåraste stunder

När livet förändras genom sjukdom, åldrande eller död ställs vi inför frågor som kan vara svåra att närma sig. Samtidigt är det just då tydlighet, omtanke och förberedelse är som mest betydelsefulla.

Den här fyll-i-boken är skapad för att vara ett stöd inför och under livets svåraste stunder – både för dig själv och för dem som står dig nära.

Boken är indelad i tre delar: en personlig del där du får berätta om dig själv på djupet, en praktisk del som berör allt dina anhöriga och vården kan behöva veta om dina önskemål och behov, samt en privat del där du kan dela med dig av det du tidigare inte kunnat säga.

Här får du besvara frågor som är viktiga om du skulle behöva stöd från hemtjänsten eller flyttar till ett omsorgsboende. Boken vågar också ställa frågor om döden, ett ämne som många av oss har svårt att prata om med våra nära och kära men som är viktigt att kommunicera kring på ett tydligt sätt. Samtidigt ger boken dig möjlighet att förmedla din egen bild av vem du är och har varit, och att lyfta fram det som har varit viktigt och betydelsefullt i ditt liv.

In recent years there has been a growth of single-issue campaigns in western democracies and a proliferation of groups attempting to exert political influence and achieve social change. In this context, it is important to consider why individuals do or don''t get involved in collective action, for example in the trade union movement and the women''s movement.Social psychologists have an important contribution to make in addressing this question. The social psychological approach directly concerns the relationship between the individual and society and a number of theories have been developed in the field, particularly by contemporary European researchers. Yet, surprisingly, there has never been, until now, a concerted attempt to bring these various strands of research together in a coherent, detailed presentation of the social psychological approach to collective action.The authors of The Social Psychology of Collective Action review and integrate a number of theories developed in this field as well as presenting their own original research and data. The research discussed in the book ranges over a number of different contexts, with a particular focus on women''s groups organizing around issues of gender. Questions addressed include: why do women get involved in women''s groups? What part is played by experiences of discrimination in the family and in the workplace? What are the benefits of group involvement? How are feminist activists perceived by others who choose not to get involved? Findings from questionnaires and interviews are integrated with contemporary social psychological theory, especially social identity theory.

In recent years there has been a growth of single-issue campaigns in western democracies and a proliferation of groups attempting to exert political influence and achieve social change. In this context, it is important to consider why individuals do or don''t get involved in collective action, for example in the trade union movement and the women''s movement.Social psychologists have an important contribution to make in addressing this question. The social psychological approach directly concerns the relationship between the individual and society and a number of theories have been developed in the field, particularly by contemporary European researchers. Yet, surprisingly, there has never been, until now, a concerted attempt to bring these various strands of research together in a coherent, detailed presentation of the social psychological approach to collective action.The authors of The Social Psychology of Collective Action review and integrate a number of theories developed in this field as well as presenting their own original research and data. The research discussed in the book ranges over a number of different contexts, with a particular focus on women''s groups organizing around issues of gender. Questions addressed include: why do women get involved in women''s groups? What part is played by experiences of discrimination in the family and in the workplace? What are the benefits of group involvement? How are feminist activists perceived by others who choose not to get involved? Findings from questionnaires and interviews are integrated with contemporary social psychological theory, especially social identity theory.