As wonderful as the concept of resilience may be, there are some criticisms as well. In the assigned New York Times article by Jami Attenberg, what is one major critique against the notion of resilience? The concept of resilience could imply that people who are suffering are responsible for their situation. Resilience is a vague term and is, therefore, meaningless. There is nothing special about resilience because it is predicted by "ordinary magic." Resilience is rare and therefore, does not tell us much about how people cope.

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As wonderful as the concept of resilience may be, there are some criticisms as well. In the assigned New York Times article by Jami Attenberg, what is one major critique against the notion of resilience?

		The concept of resilience could imply that people who are suffering are responsible for their situation.
		Resilience is a vague term and is, therefore, meaningless.
		There is nothing special about resilience because it is predicted by "ordinary magic."
		Resilience is rare and therefore, does not tell us much about how people cope.