Identity: Sociological Perspectives

Identity: Sociological Perspectives

Questions about who we are, who we can be, and who is like and unlike us underpin a vast range of contemporary social issues. What makes our families so important to us? What do the often stark differences between how we self-identify and the way others see and define us reveal about our social world? Why do we attach such significance to 'being ourselves'?

In this new edition of her popular and inviting introduction, Steph Lawler examines a range of important debates about identity. Taking a sociological perspective, she shows how identity is produced and embedded in social relationships, and worked out in the practice of people's everyday lives. She challenges the perception of identity as belonging within the person, arguing instead that it is produced and negotiated between persons. Chapter-by-chapter her book explores topics such as the relationships between lives and life-stories, the continuing significance of kinship in the face of social change, and how taste works to define identity. In particular, the updated edition has a new chapter on identity politics, as well as carefully compiled guides for further reading that reflect the broad importance and impact of these ideas, and the fact that, without understanding identity, we can't adequately begin to understand the social world.

This book is essential reading for upper-level courses across the social sciences that focus on the compelling issues surrounding identity.
Country USA
Brand Wiley
Manufacturer Polity Pr
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780745654164
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780745654164
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Wiley
Manufacturer	Polity Pr
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780745654164
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780745654164
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Identity: Sociological Perspectives

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