Anthony Elliott

Identity Troubles: An introduction

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ISBN 13:
9780415837118
author:
Anthony Elliott
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Routledge
language:
English
Publication Year:
2015
Pages:
228
Dimensions:
22.9 x 15.5 x 1.3 cm
Genre:
Society, Politics & Philosophy, Social Sciences, Sociology
Condition:
New
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£44.42

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Identity Troubles: An Introduction provides a comprehensive introduction to theories of identity in the social sciences and humanities. This book explores transformations affecting our personal, professional, cultural, sexual and racial identities, and develops new ideas and concepts for grasping dilemmas of identity in today's uncertain world. Anthony Elliott distils the core elements of social theories of identity, summarizing schools of thought from post-structuralism to post-feminism, and from psychoanalysis to postmodernism. He then investigates recent contemporary Anglo-American traditions of thought about identity, examining the work of key thinkers such as Robert Bellah, Richard Sennett, and Anthony Giddens. By reviewing the key themes and central dynamics of these writers' work, Elliott advances our understanding of "the struggle for reinvention", a concept that increasingly defines strategies of identity across the global economy. This book is an essential resource for undergraduate students in sociology, cultural studies, political science, women's studies, and identity studies in the humanities.

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