Social Identity

This third edition builds on the international success of previous editions, offering an easy access critical introduction to social science theories of identity, for advanced undergraduates and postgraduates. All of the previous chapters have been updated and extra material has been added where relevant, for example, on globalization. Two new chapters have been added; one addresses the debate about whether identity matters, discussing, for example, Brubaker; the second reviews the postmodern approach to identity. The text is informed by relevant topical examples throughout and, as with earlier editions, the emphasis is on sociology, anthropology and social psychology, focusing on the interplay between relationships of similarity and difference; on interaction; on the categorization of others as well as self-identification; and on power, institutions and organizations.

ISBN 0415448492   Volumes 1 ISBN13 9780415448499 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 272 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd   Published in London Imprint Routledge   Series title Key Ideas Format Paperback   Previous ISBN 9780415340977 Publication date 17 Jun 2008   Height (mm) 198 Library of Congress 2007046151   Width (mm) 129 DEWEY 305   Spine width (mm) 15 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Undergraduate Pages 256

1. Identity Matters 2. Similarity and Difference 3. A Sign of the Times? 4. Understanding Identification 5. Selfhood and Mind 6. Embodied Selves 7. Entering the Human World 8. Self-Image and Public Image 9. Groups and Categories 10. Beyond Boundaries 11. Symbolising Belonging 12. Predictability 13. Institutionalising Identification 14. Organising Identification 15. Categorisation and Consequences 16. Identity and Modernity Revisited

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