The Paradox of the Individual

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dc.contributor.authorNewbury, Janet
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-12T23:27:47Z
dc.date.available2014-05-12T23:27:47Z
dc.date.copyright2012en_US
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractWith the rise of neo-liberalism has come the assumption that the individual is the locus of action. Paradoxically, our heightened focus on the (generic) individual has led to universalized notions of individuality, sifting out of view the particular dimensions of experience that differentiate us from one another, rendering each (unique) individual invisible. In this article, the dynamics through which social processes are being increasingly individualized are called into question, and alternative constructions are offered. When subjectivity and ethics are reconceptualized, new paths for ethical engagement as non-unitary subjects begin to emerge. These are taken up in relation to human service practices, and some collectively-oriented approaches to practice are presented.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusRevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.identifier.citationNewbury, J. (2012). "The Paradox of the Individual." International Journal of Child, Youth & Family Studies, 3(4.1): 458-478.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://journals.uvic.ca/index.php/ijcyfs/article/view/11545/3236
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/5395
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dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Victoriaen_US
dc.rights.tempAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canada*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/*
dc.subjectcontextualize
dc.subjectethics
dc.subjecthuman service practices
dc.subjectindividualism
dc.subjectneo-liberalism
dc.subjectsubjectivity
dc.subject.departmentSchool of Child and Youth Care
dc.titleThe Paradox of the Individualen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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