Over the last decades, the term resilience
has been used by scholars and practitioners to describe how
(and why) some individuals or groups surpass adverse
conditions while others succumb to it or victimize. Even
adding comprehension to that phenomenon, the progresses
achieved in that field have not clarified the concept
involved and, thus, a gap still remains to be overcome. This
book provides a literature review about the subject,
discussing some correlate issues, such as positive
adaptation, adverse conditions, pointing to human
subjectivity as a permanent source for changing external
adverse factors or internal perception. The content should
help shed new light to this complex issue and should be
especially useful for those who believe that a solid
theoretical framework is worthwhile for research and for
intervention in reality, promoting human growth and
enhancing development ahead of adverse
situations.