Social identity /
Richard Jenkins.
- Second edition.
- x, 218 pages ; 20 cm.
- Key ideas .
- Key ideas. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-209) and index.
Knowing who's who -- A sign of the times? -- Understanding identification -- Selfhood and mind -- Embodied selves -- Entering the human world -- Self-image and public image -- Groups and categories -- Beyond boundaries -- Symbolising belonging -- Predictability -- Institutionalising identification -- Organising identification -- Categorisation and consequences -- Why identity matters in the modern world. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
"In the second edition of this text Richard Jenkins develops his argument that identity is both individual and collective, and should therefore be considered within a unified analytic framework. Using the work of major social theorists, such as Mead, Goffman and Barth, to explore the experience of identity in everyday life, Jenkins considers a range of different issues."--BOOK JACKET.