Advances in Identity Theory and Research

by Burke, Peter J.; Owens, Timothy J.; Serpe, Richard; Thoits, Peggy A.

• ISBN13: 9780306478512
• ISBN10: 030647851X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-07-01
• Publisher: Plenum Pub Corp

Summary

The concept of identity has become ubiquitous with the social and behavioural sciences in recent years, cutting across disciplines from psychoanalysis and psychology to political science and sociology. Identity theory, initially outlined by Sheldon Stryker, proposes a concept of identity based on the symbolic interaction of the social role and personal identity. By seeing all of these identities theoretically isomorphic, but having different bases and sources, a unification of the different uses of identity might be better achieved. The contributions to Advances in Identity Theory and Research all begin with this view of identities and seek to extend and apply our understanding of that concept. The volume is presented in four sections based on recent research in the field: - the sources of identity, - the tie between identity and the social structure, - the non-cognitive outcomes, such as emotional, of identity processes, - the idea that individuals have multiple identities. By recognizing the multiple bases of identity that are found in group, role and person and by taking into account variation in levels of commitment and salience of these identities as people are tied into the social structure differently, the complexity of society is reflected in the complexity of the self.

Author Biography

Peter J. Burke, University of California, Riverside Peter Callero, Western Oregon University, Monmouth Alicia D. Cast, Iowa State University, Ames Linda E. Francis, State University of New York at Stony Brook Matthew O. Hunt, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts K. Jill Kiecolt, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg Michael D. Large, California State University San Marcos Edward J. Lawler, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York Anna LoMascolo, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg Lynn Smith-Lovin, University of Arizona, Tucson and Duke University, Durham, NC Kristen Marcussen, Kent State University, Ohio George J. McCall, University of Missouri-St. Louis Timothy J. Owens, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana Richard Serpe, California State University San Marcos Jan E. Stets, University of California, Riverside California Sheldon Stryker, Indiana University, Bloomington Peggy A. Thoits, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Sources of Identity
The Me and the Not-Me: Positive and Negative Poles of Identity	p. 11
Roots of Identity: Family Resemblances	p. 27
Identities and Behavior	p. 41
Identities and Social Structure
The Political Self: Identity Resources for Radical Democracy	p. 57
Identity and Inequality: Exploring Links between Self and Stratification Processes	p. 71
The Role of Self-Evaluation in Identity Salience and Commitment	p. 85
Identities, Emotion, and Health
Justice, Emotion, and Identity Theory	p. 105
Feeling Good, Feeling Well: Identity, Emotion, and Health	p. 123
Interaction, Emotion, and Collective Identities	p. 135
Using Identity Discrepancy Theory to Predict Psychological Distress	p. 151
Multiple Identities
The Self, Multiple Identities and the Production of Mixed Emotions	p. 167
Personal Agency in the Accumulation of Multiple Role-Identities	p. 179
Relationships among Multiple Identities	p. 195
Final Commentary: A Peek Ahead	p. 217
Index	p. 225
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