Narratives of identity and place / / Stephanie Taylor
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| Autore: |
Taylor Stephanie <1954-, >
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| Titolo: |
Narratives of identity and place / / Stephanie Taylor
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge : , : Psychology Press, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (161 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 305.301 |
| Soggetto topico: | Group identity |
| Women - Identity | |
| Place (Philosophy) - Psychological aspects | |
| Place attachment - Psychological aspects | |
| Discourse analysis, Narrative - Psychological aspects | |
| Discursive psychology | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Narratives of identity and place |
| ISBN: | 1-135-19378-9 |
| 1-282-57622-4 | |
| 9786612576225 | |
| 0-203-86467-0 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910459386703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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