This special issue explores the ecology of care and themes of relationality, suffering, and autonomous agency that arise in the broad contexts of health and healing. The 4 papers presented in the special issue address a range of diverse theoretical perspectives that may help to inform and promote dialogue about both theoretical and practical concerns shaping approaches to care in psychology and the caring professions.
Guest Editors
Table of contents
Introduction to Conceptual Issues in Health and Society: Neglected Social and Relational Experiences and Care Approaches
Pages 61–63
Morrissey, Mary Beth; Jennings, Bruce
Humanization of Social Relations: Nourishing Health and Resilience Through Greater Humanity
Pages 64–80
Castro, Saul A.; Zautra, Alex J.
Nudging for Health and the Predicament of Agency: The Relational Ecology of Autonomy and Care
Pages 81–99
Jennings, Bruce; Wertz, Frederick J.; Morrissey, Mary Beth
The Religious Finite Province of Meaning and Suffering
Pages 100–114
Barber, Michael D.
From Suffering to Holistic Flourishing: Emancipatory Maternal Care Practices — A Substantive Notion of the Good
Pages 115–127
Morrissey, Mary Beth; Whitehouse, Peter
Healthcare as a Moral Practice
Pages 128–130
Miller, Ronald B.
