De Tocqueville's Allegorical Journey: Equality, Individualism, and the Spread of American Values

Dooley, Kevin L.

doi:10.1111/jacc.12161

Cited by 2 publications

(3 citation statements)

References 10 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Equality and individualism are two ideological pillars of white privilege and racism (Dooley, ; Dumont & Beteille, ; Fowler & Wadsworth, ; Özbilgin & Tatli, ). Despite prevailing rhetorical commitment to equality in the United States, the wealth that often characterizes the nation was made possible through settler colonialism, near genocide of indigenous peoples, and the enslavement of Africans and their descendants.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“Social justice is a dream”: Tensions and contradictions in nursing education

Valderama‐Wallace

Apesoa-Varano

2019

Public Health Nursing

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Objective The purpose of this study was to explore nurse educators’ conceptualizations of social justice in theory courses. The findings contextualize the role of nurse educators in promoting social justice among future health care providers and the relevance of their perspectives on social justice. Design This descriptive qualitative study was completed utilizing constructivist grounded theory methods. Sample and Measurements I interviewed 28 nurse educators teaching theory courses in Baccalaureate nursing programs on the West coast of the United States. Initial and focused codes were constructed from interview transcripts to understand and contextualize statements about social justice. Results Participants’ conceptualizations of social justice include equity, equality, self‐awareness, withholding judgment, and taking action. Conclusions Notable differences emerged along racial lines and, less so, in relation to educational background and nursing specialty. This study highlights areas of concern with respect to how nurse educators enact the claim that social justice is a core professional nursing value. The findings call attention to tensions and contradictions as individuals navigate the landscape of nursing with limited structural and institutional effort.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“Social justice is a dream”: Tensions and contradictions in nursing education

Valderama‐Wallace

Apesoa-Varano

2019

Public Health Nursing

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…This basic awareness reinforces the possibility for Ubuntu to serve as a reflective critique onto itself while also serving as a backdrop from which to constructively engage the rugged individualism embedded in American culture (Love ). American culture norms individualism and personal freedom together—so that sharing and caring for others will at times be identified as a negative trait versus the positive identity these humanizing practices have within an Ubuntu discourse (Dooley ). In America, individuals come together to form communities of common interest, geographic boundaries, or common struggles.…”

Section: Ubuntu and Defining Community In Americamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In America, individuals come together to form communities of common interest, geographic boundaries, or common struggles. Competition is ever‐present and often creates tensions that erode positive experiences of interconnectedness and thus of community (Dooley ). These differences between American individualism and African Ubuntu highlight cultural distinctions differentiating Western rational thinking from African communal thinking (Battle 2009b).…”

Section: Ubuntu and Defining Community In Americamentioning

confidence: 99%