Bernd Simon

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Identity in Modern Society (eBook, PDF)

A Social Psychological Perspective

Beschreibung

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.

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Autor

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780470775233
• Artikelnr.: 38184800

Rezensionen

"Provocative and persuasive, Bernd Simon's Identity in ModernSociety addresses critical issues in understanding the natureof identity, building bridges between the experience in individual,social, societal and cultural contexts. The result is atheoretically sophisticated analysis, one that will likely shapethe agenda for generations of scholarly inquiry on the antecedentsand consequences of identity." Mark Snyder, McKnightPresidential Chair in Psychology, University of Minnesota

"An essential and landmark text for students and researchersalike. Beautifully crafted, eloquently argued, refreshing andprovocative in all the best ways, it is testament to rare andmasterful scholarship. Each chapter -- includingTurner's foreword -- has

something powerful andsignificant to say and makes the reader think. Every aspiringpsychologist should read this book to appreciate the richness bothof this topic and of social psychology as a whole." S. AlexanderHaslam, Professor of Social and Organizational Psychology,University of Exeter

"In this engaging and thought provoking volume, Bernd Simonpresents a multi-level, trans-disciplinary analysis of theimportance of individual and collective identity, and theirinterrelationship, in a social world. Distinguished by its scope,depth and insight, this book draws on classic and contemporaryresearch in social psychology and related disciplines to offer anew theoretical synthesis and to tackle issues of practical as wellas conceptual importance." Jack Dovidio, Provost and Dean of theFaculty, Colgate University

"There is a lot to like about this book. Perhaps mostimportantly it provides a thoughtful and wide ranging perspectiveon the concepts of self and identity. These ideas are then used asa framework within which to understand a series of importantaspects of modern society, ranging from the problems of minorityand majority groups in diverse societies to the roots of collectiveidentity and collective action. This book will be of interest to abroad audience including both social psychologists and thoseconcerned with a wide variety of current and emerging socialissues. I recommend it to anyone seeking a comprehensiveexamination of psychological approaches to the study of identity."Tom Tyler, University Professor of Psychology, New YorkUniversity

"Although written primarily within the academic socialpsychological community, this book is an accessible account ofdevelopments in the field as they reflect wider social concerns."Scientific and Medical Network Review, Spring 2004