Narratives of identity and place / Stephanie Taylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taylor, Stephanie, 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Group identity.

Women--Identity.

Women.

Place (Philosophy)--Psychological aspects.

Place (Philosophy).

Place attachment--Psychological aspects.

Place attachment.

Discourse analysis, Narrative--Psychological aspects.

Discourse analysis, Narrative.

Discursive psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (161 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-135-19377-0

1-135-19378-9

1-282-57622-4

9786612576225

0-203-86467-0

9780203864678

OCLC:

609844975