| The Sage Handbook of Identities Contributor(s): Wetherell, Margaret (Editor), Mohanty, Chandra Talpade (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1412934117 ISBN-13: 9781412934114 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $198.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Social Psychology - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 305 |
| LCCN: 2009932172 |
| Physical Information: 1.53" H x 7.44" W x 9.69" (2.95 lbs) 560 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Identity research is at the heart of many trans-disciplinary research centers around the world. No single social science discipline owns′ identity research and The SAGE Handbook of Identities draws on a global scholarship to cover in four parts its: Frameworks: presents the main theoretical and methodological perspectives in identities research. Formations: covers the major formative forces for identities such as culture, globalization, migratory patterns, biology and so on. Categories: reviews research on the core social categories which are central to identity such as ethnicity, gender, sexuality, disability and social class and intersections between these. Sites and Context: develops a series of case studies of crucial sites and contexts where identity is at stake such as social movements, relationships and family life, work-places and environments and citizenship. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wetherell, Margaret: - Margaret Wetherell is Professor of Social Psychology at the Open University, UK and Director of the Economic and Social Research Council Programme on Identities and Social Action. |