Habermas,emancipation, and relationship change: An exploration of recovery processes as a model for social transformation |
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| Authors: | Lynette Seccombe Eastland |
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| Institution: | Assistant Professor of Speech Communication , Lewis and Clark College , |
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| Abstract: | Critical theory provides an opportunity for exploring the interaction between individual and social change. The aim of this article is to demonstrate how the recovery movement provides an instance of critical theory in action. Drawing from critical theorists, recovery movement literature, and interview data, this article examines points of comparison between the recovery movement and critical theory. Common core assumptions, including a reliance on systems theory and social constructionism, a rejection of positivism, notions of ‘distorted’ communication and self‐reflection, and the centrality of the family in social processes, are among the similarities examined. |
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