{"product_id":"9780340808504","title":"Understanding Identity","description":"\u003ch1\u003eUnderstanding Identity\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKath Woodward\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePsychology \/ Social Psychology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdentity matters, but it matters in different ways at different times. \u003cbr\u003eIdentity is a buzz word that we often hear about in all sorts of \u003cbr\u003econtexts, ranging from the concern with the self expressed through \u003cbr\u003etherapy, to identity crises that operate on the global arena, especially\u003cbr\u003e post 9\/11.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book charts some of the most important identity \u003cbr\u003estories that make up people's lives and inform debates within the social\u003cbr\u003e sciences. It is organised around the big questions:\u003cbr\u003eHow can we feel we belong in a constantly transforming, uncertain world?\u003cbr\u003eCan we exercise control in shaping our identities?\u003cbr\u003eDoes an emphasis on the fluidity of identity produce another set of uncertainties?\u003cbr\u003eWhat is the link between the personal and the social in the formation of identities?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach\u003cbr\u003e chapter explores personal and collective identities drawing on varied \u003cbr\u003eexamples highlighting the importance of gender, race, and ethnicity, \u003cbr\u003eembodiment and place in the production of meanings about who we are.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Identity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e is about debates located within a history of understanding the self and\u003cbr\u003e of belonging, developing an argument about thinking through the tension\u003cbr\u003e between theories based on fixity and fluidity, drawing on an extensive \u003cbr\u003erange of identity stories, from different empirical sources as well as \u003cbr\u003ethe long history of theorising identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eKath Woodward is senior lecturer in Sociology at the Open University and chair of the very popular Introduction to the Social Sciences course. Her previous publications include \"Identity and Difference\" (ed.) Sage, 1997 and \"Questioning Identity\" (ed.) Routledge, 2000.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e31 January 2003\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780340808504\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10.24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51378129404044,"sku":"9780340808504","price":40.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_11be6d30-7632-4425-8deb-498aa2d7ec56.jpg?v=1783907724","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780340808504","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}