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"All people derive their identities from the groups and social categories to which they belong in society, the roles they play out, and their personal characteristics they claim. Introduced more than fifty years ago, identity theory has become a central theoretical perspective in sociological s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Burke, Peter J. (Peter James), 1939- (Author), Stets, Jan E. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]
Edition:Second edition, revised and expanded.
Subjects:
Identity (Psychology)
Identité (Psychologie)
Psychology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Agency and social structure
  • The origins of identity theory
  • The development of identity theory
  • Identity meanings and resources
  • The characteristics of identities
  • The identity model
  • Identity verification : processes
  • Sources and outcomes of identity verification
  • Bases of identities
  • Multiple identities
  • Identity change
  • Future research.