Andrew J. Weigert, J. Smith Teitge, Dennis W. Teitge

Society and Identity

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines sociological perspectives on identity, illuminating the perennial problem of defining the human person, and posing an alternative definition of identity.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 148
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 377g
• ISBN-13: 9780521323253
• ISBN-10: 0521323258
• Artikelnr.: 35454640

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Part I. The Story of Whence Identity and a Step Toward Theory: 1. Identity: its emergence within sociological psychology
2. Sociological psychology and identity theory: a propositional essay
Part II. So What? Applying and Extending Identity Theory, and Back to Society: 3. Applying identity theory to bodies: gender identity
4. Extending identity theory beyond bodies: prenatal and postmortem identities
5. Identity in a pluralistic society: some parting words
Bibliography
Index.