Advances in Identity Theory and Research

by Peter J. Burke (Editor), Timothy J. Owens (Editor), Richard Serpe (Editor), Peggy A. Thoits (Editor)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781441991881
Publisher:	Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Publication date:	06/27/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	4 MB

Table of Contents

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.