Self and social change / Matthew Adams.

By:

Adams, Matthew, 1972- [author.]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

1412907101
9781412907101
141290711X
9781412907118

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

302 22

LOC classification:

HM1033 .A33 2007

Contents:

1. Self and social change -- 2. The diminished self -- 3. The reflexive self -- 4. The regulated self -- 5. The narcissistic self -- 6. Repositioning reflexivity.

Summary: "How does social change influence selfhood? What are the fundamental positions in social theories of the self? ; This accessible and assured book offers readers a new take on the central question of the relation between the individual and society. It offers a thorough, informed and critical guide to the field. It demonstrates how global economic and employment structures, neo-liberal discourse, the role of emotion, irrationality, and ambiguity are factors that impact upon the shape and resilience of the self. ; Anyone interested in the question of identity and its relation to cultural, social, economic and political contexts will find this book a God-send. It will appeal to students and lecturers in Cultural Studies, Sociology, Social Psychology, and Communications."--Publisher description.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Self and social change -- 2. The diminished self -- 3. The reflexive self -- 4. The regulated self -- 5. The narcissistic self -- 6. Repositioning reflexivity.

"How does social change influence selfhood? What are the fundamental positions in social theories of the self? ; This accessible and assured book offers readers a new take on the central question of the relation between the individual and society. It offers a thorough, informed and critical guide to the field. It demonstrates how global economic and employment structures, neo-liberal discourse, the role of emotion, irrationality, and ambiguity are factors that impact upon the shape and resilience of the self. ; Anyone interested in the question of identity and its relation to cultural, social, economic and political contexts will find this book a God-send. It will appeal to students and lecturers in Cultural Studies, Sociology, Social Psychology, and Communications."--Publisher description.

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