Martin Ehala

Signs of Identity

The Anatomy of Belonging

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Signs of Identity presents an interdisciplinary introduction to collective identity, using insights from the social sciences and humanities. It explains how identities are constructed, used and abused in society, and why belonging matters to some groups more than to others. Lucid and richly endowed with examples, it addresses several contested issues related to collective identities.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 170
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 154mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 291g
• ISBN-13: 9781138280946
• ISBN-10: 1138280941
• Artikelnr.: 48225338

Autorenporträt

Martin Ehala is Professor and Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Estonian and General Linguistics, University of Tartu, Estonia.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. The Conceptions of Collective Identity 3. The Nature of
Social Phenomena 4. Identity as Sign 5. Identity Signals 6. Identity
Meanings 7. Identification 8. Identity Negotiation 9. Hot and Cold
Identities 10. Epilogue: What Next?