Identity Development of College Students : Advancing Frameworks for Multiple Dimensions of Identity

by Jones, Susan R.; Abes, Elisa S.; Baxter Magolda, Marcia B.

• ISBN13: 9780470947197
• ISBN10: 0470947195
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2013-02-11
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

This book describes contemporary perspectives on the identity development of college students in the U.S. with an emphasis on multiple social identities. The book traces the evolution of the study of identity in relation to contemporary research and theoretical frameworks. These contemporary perspectives are situated within a holistic description of identity that portrays identity as the intersection of context, personal characteristics, and social identities. It explores the nature of context, including inequitable power structures, and how context influences and is influenced by multiple social identities. The authors use research on multiple identities as a springboard, including using critical theoretical frameworks to analyze these relationships, such as intersectionality, critical race theory, and queer theory.

Author Biography

Susan R. Jones is an associate professor and section head in the Higher Education and Student Affairs Program at The Ohio State University. She was among the first researchers to look at multiple dimensions of identity in the student development research field and is the originator of the Model of Multiple Dimensions of Identity.

Elisa S. Abes is an associate professor of student affairs in higher education at Miami University in Ohio. She teaches student development theory courses with an emphasis on identity development and is the originator of the Reconceptualized Model of Multiple Dimensions of Identity.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures vii

The Authors ix

Dedication xi

Acknowledgments xiii

Foreword xv
Marcia B. Baxter Magolda

Preface xix

SECTION ONE SITUATING IDENTITY 1

1 Situating Ourselves in the Study of Identity 5

2 Situating the Study of Identity in the Evolution of Student Development Theories 19

SECTION TWO MULTIPLE IDENTITIES AND MODELS 47

3 Multiple Social Identities and Intersecting Identities 53

4 Model of Multiple Dimensions of Identity 77

5 Reconceptualized Model of Multiple Dimensions of Identity 97

SECTION THREE CRITICAL THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS AND MULTIPLE IDENTITIES 123

6 Intersectionality 135

7 Critical Race Theory 166
with Stephen John Quaye

8 Queer Theory 191
with David Kasch

SECTION FOUR EDUCATIONAL APPLICATIONS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS 213

9 Application of the Models in Educational Contexts 219

10 Future Directions: Considering Theoretical Perspectives in Conjunction with One Another 252

Final Interludes 288

References 294

Name Index 311

Subject Index 315