Identity Development of College Students: Advancing Frameworks for Multiple Dimensions of Identity - Hardcover

Jones, Susan R.; Abes, Elisa S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0470947195 ISBN 13: 9780470947197

Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 2013

Synopsis

This book describes contemporary perspectives on the identity development of college students in the U.S. with an emphasis on multiple social identities. The book traces the evolution of the study of identity in relation to contemporary research and theoretical frameworks. These contemporary perspectives are situated within a holistic description of identity that portrays identity as the intersection of context, personal characteristics, and social identities. It explores the nature of context, including inequitable power structures, and how context influences and is influenced by multiple social identities. The authors use research on multiple identities as a springboard, including using critical theoretical frameworks to analyze these relationships, such as intersectionality, critical race theory, and queer theory.

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Review:

"Their book conveys important new ideas, introduces cutting-edge research, and demonstrates the value of critical analysis. I have no doubt that it will be one of the most important books on college student development to be published in this decade." -- Journal of College Student Development Volume 55 (4)

From the Back Cover:

Identity Development of College Students

Building off the foundational work of Erik Erikson and Arthur Chickering, "Identity Development of College Students" adds broad and innovative research to describe contemporary perspectives of identity development at the intersection of context, personal characteristics, and social identities. The authors employ different theoretical perspectives to explore the nature of context--how it both influences and is influenced by multiple social identities. Each chapter includes discussion and reflection questions and activities for individual or small group work.

Praise for "Identity Development of College Students"

"Susan R. Jones and Elisa S. Abes have provided us with a comprehensive and beautifully written overview of the evolution of identity development theory. This book reads like a novel while at the same time conveying important ideas, critical analysis, and cutting-edge research that will enhance student affairs practice." --Nancy J. Evans, professor, Student Affairs Program, School of Education, Iowa State University

"The authors masterfully present a holistic, integrative, and multi-dimensional approach to the identity development of today's college student. This text should be required reading for those engaged in research and practice in the areas of student affairs, counseling, higher education, and cultural studies." --Sharon Kirkland-Gordon, director, Counseling Center, University of Maryland, College Park

"Susan R. Jones and Elisa S. Abes's work is ground-breaking--charting new scholarly territory and making one of the most significant contributions to identity literature in many years. Building on contemporary and traditional theoretical foundations, Jones and Abes offer new models of identity development essential for understanding a diversity of college students." --Marylu K. McEwen, associate professor emerita, University of Maryland, College Park

About this edition

• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0470947195
• ISBN 13: 9780470947197
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352