Self and Identity
Published on 15. May 1997
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-19-509826-6 (ISBN)
Description
This volume presents a detailed analysis of some of the most fundamental issues facing scholars studying self and identity. Chapters written by a set of social scientists, from the fields of psychology, sociology and anthropology, represent the diverse issues, perspectives and controversies inherent in the recent wave of interest in the self, and suggest productive avenues of analysis and empirical research.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
3 line drawings
ISBN-13
978-0-19-509826-6 (9780195098266)
Copyright in bibliographic data is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or its licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
05/1997
OUP eBook
€84.49
Available for download
Persons
Content
Introduction. 1.: Richard D. Ashmore and Lee Jussim: Toward a Second Century of the Scientific Analysis of Self and Identity. Part I. Classic Contrasts. Multiplicity of Self Versus Unity of Indentity. 2.: Seymour Rosenberg: Multiplicity of Selves. 3.: Dan P. McAdams: The Case for Unity in the (Post) Modern Self: A Modest Proposal. Personal Self Versus Social Identity. 4.: Susan Harter: The Personal Self in Social Context: Barriers to Authenticity. 5.: Peggy A. Thoits and Lauren K. Virshup: Me's and We's: Forms and Functions of Social Identities. Part II. Critical Contexts. 6.: Kurt Danziger: The Historical Formation of Selves. 7.: Dorothy Holland: Selves as Cultured: As Told by an Anthropologist Who Lacks a Soul. 8.: Roy F. Baumeister: The Self and Society: Changes, Problems, and Opportunities. Conclusion. 9.: Lee Jussim and Richard D. Ashmore: Fundamental Issues in the Study of Self and Identity: Contrats, Contexts, and Conflicts. Index