Social symptoms of identity needs : why we have failed to solve our social problems, and what to do about it / Mark Bracher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bracher, Mark, 1950-

Series:

Explorations in psycho-social studies series.

Exploring psycho-social studies series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social problems--United States.

Social problems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (393 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Karnac, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Explains how our major social problems, including crime, violence, terrorism, war, substance abuse, and prejudice, are the result of efforts by their perpetrators to maintain a secure identity, or sense of self. It locates the root causes of these social problems and counterproductive responses in certain identity-damaging social and cultural phenomena that force identity to defend and maintain itself by socially harmful means.

Contents:

pt. 1. Identity and the causes of social problems

pt. 2. Social problems as symptoms of identity needs

pt. 3. The role of identity in the failure to solve social problems

pt. 4. Social change and identity development.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-429-91933-6

0-429-90510-6

0-429-48033-4

1-282-77983-4

9786612779831

1-84940-807-6

9780429480331

OCLC:

694143534