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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824414603321

Autore

Cote James E

Titolo

Identity formation, agency, and culture : a social psychological synthesis / / James E. Cote, Charles G. Levine

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J., : L. Erlbaum Associates, c2002

ISBN

1-282-32525-6

9786612325250

1-4106-1219-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (263 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LevineCharles (Charles G.)

Disciplina

155.2

Soggetti

Identity (Psychology)

Identity (Psychology) - Social aspects

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 (p. 224-237) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; PART I: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF APPROACHES TO SELF AND IDENTITY; PART II: A RETURN TO A FORMAL THEORY OF EGO IDENTITY FORMATION; PART III: THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL ELABORATIONS FOR A SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF IDENTITY IN LATE MODERNITY; Glossary; References; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

The goal of Identity, Formation, Agency, and Culture is to lay the basis of a theory with which to better understand the difficulties and complexities of identity formation. It provides an extensive understanding of identity formation as it relates to human striving (agency) and social organization (culture). James E. Côté and Charles G. Levine have compiled state-of-the-art psychological and sociological theory and research into a concise synthesis. This volume utilizes a vast, interdisciplinary literature in a reader-friendly style. Playing the role of narrators, the authors take read