Radical hope in revolting times

Proposing a culturally relevant psychological framework

Dados Bibliográficos

ID23338397
AutoresDella V Mosley (0000-0002-6404-6863, University of Florida, autor correspondente), H A Neville (0000-0001-8053-0519, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Nayeli Y Chavez-Dueñas (0000-0002-3721-3937, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology), Nayeli Y Chavez‐Dueñas (Counseling Psychology The Chicago School of Professional Psychology Chicago Illinois), Hector Y Adames (0000-0003-2169-1165, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology), Jioni A Lewis (0000-0003-1719-4895, University of Tennessee at Knoxville), Bryana H French (0000-0002-3823-7463, University of St. Thomas - Minnesota)
Ano2020
Volume14
Fascículo1
Data de publicação2020-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoSocial and Personality Psychology Compass (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1751-9004 • E-ISSN: 1751-9004
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/spc3.12512
OpenAlexW2998666775
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas54
Referências citadas38

Growing research supports the link between individual expressions of hope and psychological well‐being. In this paper, we draw on psychological theories of hope, racial and ethnic studies, and the literature on radical healing to propose a framework of radical hope. Although the proposed multidimensional framework integrates cultural practices of People of Color in the United States, it is flexible enough to be adapted to other contexts. The paper begins by providing a brief review of the literature that conceptualizes the concept of hope in the field of psychology as a prelude to comparing the concept to the interdisciplinary notion of radical hope. Based on this body of work, we then introduce a culturally relevant psychological framework of radical hope, which includes the components of collective memory as well as faith and agency. Both components require an orientation to one of four directions including individual orientation, collective orientation, past orientation, and future orientation. The framework also consists of pathways individuals can follow to experience radical hope including (a) understanding the history of oppression along with the actions of resistance taken to transform these conditions, (b) embracing ancestral pride, (c) envisioning equitable possibilities, and (d) creating meaning and purpose in life by adopting an orientation to social justice. We conclude with a proposed research agenda for radical hope.

Agency (philosophy) · Epistemology · Oppression · Orientation (vector space) · Political science · Politics · Pride · Social science · Sociology · Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychology · Social Psychology · Youth Development and Social Support