Identity Process Theory: Identity, Social Action and Social Change - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1316617912 ISBN 13: 9781316617915

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2016

Synopsis

We live in an ever-changing social world, which constantly demands adjustment to our identities and actions. Advances in science, technology and medicine, political upheaval, and economic development are just some examples of social change that can impact upon how we live our lives, how we view ourselves and each other, and how we communicate. Three decades after its first appearance, identity process theory remains a vibrant and useful integrative framework in which identity, social action and social change can be collectively examined. This book presents some of the key developments in this area. In eighteen chapters by world-renowned social psychologists, the reader is introduced to the major social psychological debates about the construction and protection of identity in face of social change. Contributors address a wide range of contemporary topics - national identity, risk, prejudice, intractable conflict and ageing - which are examined from the perspective of identity process theory.

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Review:

'This timely volume represents an exciting and refreshing contribution to the important ongoing debates exploring the psychology of identity, and helps bridge the gap between European and North American research traditions.' Fathali M. Moghaddam, Georgetown University, Washington DC

Book Description:

A team of world-renowned social psychologists presents some of the key developments in identity process theory, introducing the reader to the major social psychological debates about the construction and protection of identity in face of social change. The book's fresh approach will make an important impact on social psychology.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1316617912
• ISBN 13: 9781316617915
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 420
• Editor: Jaspal Rusi