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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816474203321

Autore

Taylor Stephanie <1954->

Titolo

Narratives of identity and place / / Stephanie Taylor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, NY, : Routledge, 2010

ISBN

1-135-19377-0

1-135-19378-9

1-282-57622-4

9786612576225

0-203-86467-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (161 p.)

Disciplina

305.301

Soggetti

Group identity

Women - Identity

Place (Philosophy) - Psychological aspects

Place attachment - Psychological aspects

Discourse analysis, Narrative - Psychological aspects

Discursive psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Permissions; 1 The meanings of place for identity; 2 Narrative in a contemporary identity project; 3 Place, gender and identity; 4 Places I remember: Memories and continuity in a life narrative; 5 A place for the future? Trouble in identity work; 6 New identities of place? Opportunity, choice and personalization; 7 Places of my own: Residence and nationality in one woman's identity; 8 Conclusion; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Changes of residence are common in contemporary Western societies. Traditional connections to birthplaces, home towns and countries are broken as people relocate and migrate, yet where they live remains significant to people's identity and stories of who they are. This book investigates the continuing importance of place for women's identities, employing a theoretical and empirical approach based on previous



work in narrative and discursive psychology. Through an analysis of women's talk, the book examines how commonsense meanings shape and limit people's identity-work to establish a