Self, Identity, and Social Institutions
Heise, David R.; Mackinnon, Neil J.
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Description for Self, Identity, and Social Institutions
Paperback. This book shows how the individual constructs a self from the thousands of colloquial identities provided by a society's culture, and reveals how the individual actualizes and sustains an integrated and stable self while navigating the sometimes treacherous waters of everyday institutional life. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFP; JFSC; JHB; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
This book shows how the individual constructs a self from the thousands of colloquial identities provided by a society's culture, and reveals how the individual actualizes and sustains an integrated and stable self while navigating the sometimes treacherous waters of everyday institutional life.
This book shows how the individual constructs a self from the thousands of colloquial identities provided by a society's culture, and reveals how the individual actualizes and sustains an integrated and stable self while navigating the sometimes treacherous waters of everyday institutional life.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137479600
SKU
V9781137479600
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99-15
About Heise, David R.; Mackinnon, Neil J.
David R. Heise is Rudy Professor of Sociology, Emeritus, at Indiana University, USA. He has also served on the editorial boards of five journals, including Social Psychology Quarterly. He has been a Guggenheim Fellow, a Research Fellow with the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, and a recipient of Distinguished Career awards in three sections of the American Sociological ... Read more
Reviews for Self, Identity, and Social Institutions
"This is the most comprehensive treatment of self and identity I have seen in a very long time. The clear, incisive, and evenhanded exposition by two master theoreticians and researchers should be in every social psychologist's library - students and seasoned professionals alike." - Timothy J. Owens, Associate Professor of Sociology, Purdue University, USA "This book is ... Read more