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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822802303321

Titolo

Unity in diversity . Volume 1 Cultural paradigm and personal identity / / edited by Julitta Rydlewska and Barbara Braid ; Simon Bacon [and eight others], contributors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2013

©2013

ISBN

1-4438-6729-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (173 p.)

Disciplina

155.2

Soggetti

Self

Group identity

Identity (Philosophical concept) in literature

Gender identity in literature

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 at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART ONE: ETHNIC AND NATIONAL IDENTITY; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; PART TWO: GENDER IDENTITY; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CONTRIBUTORS

Sommario/riassunto

'Who am I?' The answer to this question is one of the most important issues a human being has to address in life. This is a question about possessing the continuous self, about the internal concept of oneself as an individual. The self-defining process, the discovery of the self takes place in the context of culture and society. The impact of social experience is felt across the whole life-span. Socialization exerted by parents, family and friends, acculturation to stereotypes and limited and...