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Identity in Modern Society: A Social Psychological Perspective

ISBN: 978-0-631-22747-2

January 2003

Wiley-Blackwell

244 pages

Description

This book is a social psychological inquiry into identity in modern society.

  • Starts from the social psychological premise that identity results from interaction in the social world.
  • Reviews and integrates the most influential strands of contemporary social psychology research on identity.
  • Brings together North American and European perspectives on social psychology.
  • Incorporates insights from philosophy, cognitive neuroscience, psychology, cultural studies, anthropology and sociology.
  • Places social identity research in a variety of real-life social contexts.
About the Author
Bernd Simon is Professor of Social Psychology and Evaluation Research and Chair and Director of the Institute of Psychology at Christian-Albrechts University in Kiel, Germany.
Features

  • An inquiry into identity in modern society.

  • Starts from the social psychological premise that identity results from interaction in the social world.

  • Reviews and integrates the most influential strands of contemporary social psychology research on identity.

  • Brings together North American and European perspectives on social psychology.

  • Incorporates insights from philosophy, cognitive neuroscience, psychology, cultural studies, anthropology and sociology.

  • Places social identity research in a variety of real-life social contexts.