Self-identity and everyday life / Harvie Ferguson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ferguson, Harvie.

Series:

New sociology series

The new sociology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Self.

Identity (Psychology).

Physical Description:

x, 213 p ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2009.

Summary:

Identity and selfhood are terms used routinely throughout the human sciences that seek to analyze and describe the character of everyday life and experience. Yet these terms are seldom defined or used with any precision, and scant regard is paid to the historical and cultural context in which they arose or to which they are applied. This new book provides a new sociological framework for analyzing, and fresh historical insights in terms of the emergence, development, and interrelationship of specific and varied notions of identity and selfhood. It is essential reading for undergraduate and graduate students interested in identity within the areas of sociology, philosophy and history, and cultural studies.

Contents:

Concepts : interruption 2 : theory

Contexts : interruption 3 : history

Unities : interruption 4 : memory

Totalities : interruption 5 : symptom

Fragments : interruption 6 : fiction.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [195]-210) and index.

ISBN:

9780415355094

9780415355087

9780203001776

0415355095

0415355087

020300177X

OCLC:

264670205