Power and Identity: Perspectives from the social sciences (Current Issues in Social Psychology) - Hardcover

 
9781848721760: Power and Identity: Perspectives from the social sciences (Current Issues in Social Psychology)
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ISBN 10: 1848721765 ISBN 13: 9781848721760
Publisher: Psychology Press, 2014

Synopsis

The concepts of power and identity are vital to many areas of social research. In this edited collection, a prominent set of contributors explore the double relationship between power and group identity, focusing on two complementary lines of enquiry:

  • In what ways can the powerful dictate the identities of the powerless?

  • How can the powerless redefine their identity to challenge the powerful?

Each chapter is written by leading authorities in the field, and investigates a particular aspect of the interplay of identity and power via a range of empirical contexts such as colonialism, nationalism, collective action, and electoral politics.

The case studies include early modern Goa under Portuguese rule, the tribes of modern-day Jordan, the use of sexual stereotyping and objectification by female activists seeking to transform social systems, and a revisiting of the classic Stanford Prison Experiment. The chapters include contributions from a variety of social disciplines and research methodologies, and together provide a comprehensive overview of a subject at the cutting-edge of social and political psychology.

Power and Identity will be of great interest to researchers, graduates and upper-level undergraduate students from across the social sciences.

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About the Author

Denis Sindic is Research Fellow at the Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal.

Manuela Barreto is Professor of Social and Organizational Psychology at the University of Exeter, UK.

Rui Costa-Lopes is Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal.

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Publisher
Psychology Press
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1848721765
ISBN 13 
9781848721760
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
192
Editor
Sindic Denis, Barreto Manuela, Costa-Lopes Rui

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