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Signs of Identity: The Anatomy of Belonging
Martin Ehala
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Description for Signs of Identity: The Anatomy of Belonging
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JHB; JMH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Signs of Identity presents an interdisciplinary introduction to collective identity, using insights from social psychology, anthropology, sociology and the humanities. It takes the basic concept of semiotics - the sign - as its central notion, and specifies in detail in what ways identity can be seen as a sign, how it functions as a sign, and how signs of identity are related to those who have that identity. Recognizing that the sense of belonging is both the source of solidarity and discrimination, the book argues for the importance of emotional attachment to collective identity. The argument is supported by a ... Read more
Signs of Identity presents an interdisciplinary introduction to collective identity, using insights from social psychology, anthropology, sociology and the humanities. It takes the basic concept of semiotics - the sign - as its central notion, and specifies in detail in what ways identity can be seen as a sign, how it functions as a sign, and how signs of identity are related to those who have that identity. Recognizing that the sense of belonging is both the source of solidarity and discrimination, the book argues for the importance of emotional attachment to collective identity. The argument is supported by a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
170
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138280946
SKU
V9781138280946
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About Martin Ehala
Martin Ehala is Professor and Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Estonian and General Linguistics, University of Tartu, Estonia.
Reviews for Signs of Identity: The Anatomy of Belonging
This is a good book - interesting, readable, well-researched, thorough, and comprehensive. It attempts to encompass relevant findings from a wide variety of angles and disciplines, and it progresses systematically and methodically. It presents the bricks and mortar of identity-building before moving to the most intriguing issues in the contemporary world, those that pertain to the ... Read more