The Quest for Identity

by Taylor, Donald M.

• ISBN13: 9780275973094
• ISBN10: 0275973093
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-11-30
• Publisher: Praeger Pub Text

Summary

There are groups in society that experience profound social problems. Others show signs of a growing social malaise. From his research experiences in the United States, Canada, South Africa, and Indonesia, Taylor examines the reasons for such social problems and offers possible solutions.

Author Biography

DONALD M. TAYLOR is Professor of Psychology at McGill University. His previous publications include Coping with Cultural and Racial Diversity (Praeger, 1990) and Theories of Intergroup Relations, second edition (Praeger, 1994).

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Collective Identities in Crisis	1	(16)
Society's Disadvantaged Groups: The Grim Reality	17	(16)
Collective Identity: A Person's Primary Psychological Blueprint	33	(22)
Traditional Explanations for Group Differences: The Usual Suspects	55	(16)
Valueless Colonialism and the Destruction of Collective Identity	71	(20)
Collective Identity Overload: A Threat to Society's Most Disadvantaged and Not So Disadvantaged Groups	91	(16)
Collective Demotivation	107	(10)
Toward a Healthy Collective Identity	117	(10)
References	127	(4)
Index	131