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Eric Miller Memorial Lecture 2021
Saturday, March 13, 2021, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
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For more information and to register: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/eric-miller-lecture-2021-by-edward-r-shapiro-md-tickets-141347806093

Overview

A functioning democratic society needs effective and committed citizens. Without their active engagement, chaos and irrationality reign and authoritarianism flourishes. But for any of us, discovering and claiming a citizen voice on behalf of others is a challenge ─ and a risk. "Why do I have to do this?" is a question any citizen might ask when facing an impulse to act in response to society's needs. Answering that question requires attention to issues of identity: "Who am I, what do I stand for, and why now do I feel moved to act"? Who we are is shaped by our contexts: our families, the institutions we join, and the missions they carry out on behalf of society. When we take up the role of citizen, we inevitably represent those contexts and the values that have shaped us.

But our contexts are in transition; their links to society's needs have become unclear. In this lecture, Dr. Shapiro will review our current social turmoil and the challenges we face, outlining a developmental pathway to the role of citizen and focusing on the impact of social systems ─ families and institutions ─ on identity.

 


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