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Volume 10, Issue 2
  • ISSN: 2054-7668
  • E-ISSN: 2054-7676

Abstract

Since its inception, Landy’s role theory has posited that expansion of the client’s role system is indicative of greater well-being. But this expansion bias bypasses a fundamental human experience, that of loss. This article draws on theoretical writings in cultural and performance studies, as well as a case study in role methods, to consider the loss of roles and the contraction of the role system as potentially positive outcomes for trauma survivors.

Resumen

Desde sus inicios, la teoría de roles de Landy ha postulado que la expansión del sistema de roles del cliente es indicativa de un mayor bienestar. Pero este sesgo de expansión pasa por alto una experiencia humana fundamental: la pérdida. Este ensayo se basa en escritos teóricos sobre estudios culturales y de performance, así como en un estudio de caso sobre los métodos de roles, para considerar la pérdida de roles y la contracción del sistema de roles como resultados potencialmente positivos para los sobrevivientes de traumas.

Résumé

Depuis sa création, la théorie des rôles de Landy postule que l’expansion du système de rôles du client est le signe d’un plus grand bien-être. Mais ce biais d’expansion contourne une expérience humaine fondamentale, celle de la perte. Cet essai s’appuie sur des écrits théoriques en études culturelles et de performance, ainsi qu’une étude de cas sur les méthodes de rôles, pour considérer la perte des rôles et la contraction du système de rôles comme des résultats potentiellement positifs pour les survivants d’un traumatisme.

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Keyword(s): case illustration; estudios de desempeño; illustration de cas; ilustración de casos; méthodes de rôle; métodos de roles; performance studies; performance theory; perte de rôle; pérdida de roles; role loss; role methods; role system; sistema de roles; sobrevivientes; survivants; survivors; système de rôles; teoría; teoría del desempeño; theory; théorie; théorie de la performance; études de performance

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