The Sociology of Identity: Authenticity, Multidimensionality, and Mobility

Brekhus, Wayne H.

ISBN 10: 1509534814 / ISBN 13: 9781509534814

Verlag: Polity, 2020

The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers GOR011100824

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How do people think about their identities? How do they express themselves individually and as part of collective groups, social movements, organizations, neighborhoods, or nations? 

Identity has important consequences for how we organize our lives, wield social power, and produce and reproduce privilege and marginality. In this lively and engaging book, Wayne H. Brekhus explores the sociology of identity and its social consequences through three conceptual themes: authenticity, multidimensionality, and mobility. Drawing on vivid examples from ethnography, current events, and everyday life, he offers an approach to identity that goes beyond the individual and demonstrates how social groups privilege, flag, and shape identities. 

Offering an insightful overview of the sociological approaches to understanding social identity in a multicultural, globalized world, The Sociology of Identity will be a welcome resource for students and scholars of identity, and anyone interested in the social and cultural character of the self.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Wayne H. Brekhus is Professor of Sociology at the University of Missouri.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Sociology of Identity: Authenticity, ...
Verlag: Polity
Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Very Good