Ambivalence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7079353 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ingrid Arnet Connidis (0000-0003-0151-1702, Western University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Pages | 1-2 |
| Publication date | 2021-04-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeosa045.pub2 |
| OpenAlex | W4320161214 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
The concept of ambivalence is used extensively in the study of family ties and aging. Ambivalence connects contradictions at the micro‐ (mixed feelings, sentiments, and actions toward individuals and in relationships), meso‐ (social institutions), and macro‐ (structured social relations, social inequality) levels of analysis, focusing attention on the dynamics of negotiating ambivalence. Current conceptions of ambivalence, often referred to as structured ambivalence , highlight the reciprocal influences of individual agency, social institutional arrangements, and socially structured inequality as sources both of ambivalence and of pathways for redressing that ambivalence. Ambivalence in close relationships is associated with contradictory social arrangements in social institutions, such as work and family, in which the inequality of structured social relations based on age, class, gender, race, and ability are embedded. Applying the concept of ambivalence helps to relate meso‐ and macrolevel ideas of life‐course, feminist, and critical approaches to the negotiation of interpersonal relationships
Agency (philosophy · Ambivalence · Inequality · Interpersonal communication · Negotiation · Social inequality · Social relation · Social science · Sociology · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Psychology · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Social Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |