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Negotiating Identity: Symbolic Interactionist Approaches to Social Identity
S. Scott
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Description for Negotiating Identity: Symbolic Interactionist Approaches to Social Identity
Paperback. Identity is never just an individual matter; it is intricately shaped by our experiences of social life. Taking a Symbolic Interactionist approach, and drawing on Goffman s dramaturgical theory, Susie Scott explores the micro-social processes of interaction through which identities are created, maintained, challenged and reinvented. Num Pages: 263 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 426.
Identity is never just an individual matter; it is intricately shaped by our experiences of social life. Taking a Symbolic Interactionist approach, and drawing on Goffman s dramaturgical theory, Susie Scott explores the micro-social processes of interaction through which identities are created, maintained, challenged and reinvented. With a focus on empirical studies as illustrations, classic sociological theory is applied to contemporary examples. Each chapter focuses on a key dimension of how identities are negotiated in the drama of everyday life, from politeness and face-saving rituals to secrecy, lies and deception. Goffman s ideas are explored in relation to self-presentation, role-making, ... Read more
Identity is never just an individual matter; it is intricately shaped by our experiences of social life. Taking a Symbolic Interactionist approach, and drawing on Goffman s dramaturgical theory, Susie Scott explores the micro-social processes of interaction through which identities are created, maintained, challenged and reinvented. With a focus on empirical studies as illustrations, classic sociological theory is applied to contemporary examples. Each chapter focuses on a key dimension of how identities are negotiated in the drama of everyday life, from politeness and face-saving rituals to secrecy, lies and deception. Goffman s ideas are explored in relation to self-presentation, role-making, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity
Condition
New
Number of Pages
263
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745669731
SKU
V9780745669731
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99-50
About S. Scott
Susie Scott is Reader in Sociology at the University of Sussex.
Reviews for Negotiating Identity: Symbolic Interactionist Approaches to Social Identity
Casting identity as lived and negotiated, Scott extends a pragmatist orientation to symbolic interaction, dramaturgy, and ethnomethodology. Pertinent and interesting case material grounds theory in everyday circumstances, making for accessible reading. The book is highly recommended for courses on self and society and on social control. Jaber F. Gubrium, University of Missouri [and author of The Self We Live ... Read more