Advances in Identity Theory and Research

Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-0-306-47851-2
Verlag: Springer US

Buch, Englisch, 235 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 474 g

This volume is presented in four sections based on recent research in the field: the sources of identity, the tie between identity and the social structure, the non-cognitive outcomes - such as emotional - of identity processes, and the idea that individuals have multiple identities. This timely work will be of interest to social psychologists in sociology and psychology, behavioral scientists, and political scientists.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Burke, Peter J.

Thoits, Peggy A.

Owens, Timothy J.

Serpe, Richard

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Soziale Gruppen & Klassen
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Sozialpsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1: Sources of Identity.- 1 The Me and the Not-Me: Positive and Negative Poles of Identity.- 2 Roots of Identity: Family Resemblances.- 3 Identities and Behavior.- II: Identities and Social Structure.- 4 The Political Self: Identity Resources for Radical Democracy.- 5 Identity and Inequality: Exploring Links between Self and Stratification Processes.- 6 The Role of Self-Evaluation in Identity Salience and Commitment.- III: Identities, Emotion, and Health.- 7 Justice, Emotion, and Identity Theory.- 8 Feeling Good, Feeling Well: Identity, Emotion, and Health.- 9 Interaction, Emotion, and Collective Identities.- 10 Using Identity Discrepancy Theory to Predict Psychological Distress.- IV: Multiple Identities.- 11 The Self, Multiple Identities and the Production of Mixed Emotions.- 12 Personal Agency in the Accumulation of Multiple Role-Identities.- 13 Relationships among Multiple Identities.- Final Commentary: A Peek Ahead.