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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778597403321

Autore

Michael Mike

Titolo

Constructing identities : the social, the nonhuman and change / / Mike Michael

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : SAGE, , 1996

ISBN

1-4462-2498-8

1-4462-7918-9

9786612262197

1-282-26219-X

1-84920-664-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (179 pages)

Disciplina

302

Soggetti

Social psychology

Identity (Psychology)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [162]-172) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 - Introduction; 2 - Constructing Socially Constructed Identity; 3 - Constructing a Critique of Social Constructionism; 4 - Constructing Actor-Network Theory; 5 - Actor-Network Theory and Identity; 6 - Science, Knowledge and the Public; 7 - Actors, Identities and 'Natural' Nonhumans; 8 - Conclusion; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

By locating two relevant questions, this book is able to sustain a clear discussion of how issues around agency, hybridity marginality and the 'other' can contribute to a better understanding of human identity.