Cover
Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface
Resilience Research: The Need for a Narrative Turn
Bibliography
Life Sciences and Narratives of Resilience
Resilience Research in the Present Project
Bibliography
Narrative Enquiry on the Theme of Resilience in Fiction
Reading for Resilience in Narratives
Power of Sympathy and Resistance
Moby-Dick and the Dark Side of Resilience
Captain Ahab: The Epitome of a Paradox
Captain Ahab, the Self-Enhancer
Captain Ahab: Negative Appraisal and Hubris
Captain Ahab, the Self-Created Prometheus

The Great Captain Ahab in Solitude
Identity and Heritage: Song of Solomon
Pilate
The Role of Agentic Characters in Resilience: Pilate's Happy Solitude
Self-Efficacy and Cultural Heritage
Ruth: Self-Manipulation
Milkman: Macon III Dead
Macon II
Middlesex: A Resilience Reading
Protective Factors - The Personal Level: Coping Strategies
Desdemona's Eternal Suffering
Lefty and His Sister-Wife
Calliope/Cal
Protective Factors - The Socioecological Level
Role of Family Background and Traditions
The Importance of Place
Bibliography

A Memoir-Based Reading of Human Resilience
Tara's Story
Ego or Personality Resiliency
Having a Voice
Coping Mechanism and an Educated Perception of the Self
Resilience as a Process
Role of Social Support
"Odds are Better if You Rely Only on Yourself"
Bibliography
Resilience in Times of Economic Boom and Bust
Resilience in Times of Economic Boom and Bust
Narrative, Narrative Identity, and Resilience
Agency
Communion
Meaning making
Exploratory narrative processing
Coherent positive resolution
Redemption
Contamination
Methodology

Sample, Study Design, Procedure
Narrative Analysis
The Complexity of Boom-Bust Adjustment
Analysis of Narratives: Complexity of Boom-Bust Adjustment
Agency
Communion
Redemption & Meaning making
Exploratory narrative processing
Coherent positive resolution
Contamination
Discussion
Conclusion
Appendix A(examples from the Interview Guide)
Bibliography
Concluding Remarks
A Narrative Analysis of a Narrative Study of Resilience
Education
Social Support, Family, and Communion
Ego-Resilience

An Analysis of Narratives on a Narrative Study of Resilience
Resilience within the Life Sciences and Life Writing
Bibliography