Interpreting identities : dimensions of power, presence, and belonging / edited by Wayne Brekhus and Susie Scott.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brekhus, Wayne, editor.

Scott, Susie, 1977- editor.

Series:

Interpretive lenses in sociology.

Interpretive lenses in sociology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Identity (Psychology)--Social aspects.

Identity (Psychology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 218 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Bristol, UK : Bristol University Press, 2025.

Summary:

This edited collection brings together social scientists to interpret identity from a wide range of analytical perspectives. Drawing on multiple interpretive traditions from the last one hundred years, the book explores how underlying social, cultural and psychological forces shape the dimensions of identity.

Contents:

Introduction: Dimensions of power, presence, and belonging in contemporary social identities / Wayne H. Brekkus and Susie Scott

Interpreting intersectional identities : unmarked privilege and marked otherness. 'Way down south in the land of cotton, where being white is not forgotten' : white southerners' negotiations of identity and advantage / James M. Thomas (JT), Madeline Burdine, and Erin Oakes ; Trans men navigating male privilege and the complexities of intersectional identities / Armani Beck ; Expanding or rejecting national identities? Identity work and anti-racism among racialized minorities in Norway / Mette Andersson ; Standing up to power : black women, resistance capital, and intersectional identities on college campuses / Veronica A. Newton

Negative negotiations : reverse, rejected, unmarked, and aspirational identities. Are we what we (don't) consume? From negative possible selves to identity refusal in consumption contexts / Emma Banister ; Questions of identity and belonging among hyper-mobile professionals / Patrizia Hoyer ; Not feeling old but looking old? The shaping of identities and non-identities among older adults during a pandemic / Emilia Leinonen ; No-body relations and negative negotiations : selfhood after traumatic loss / Georgie Akehurst

Afterword: Interpreting intersectional identities and negative negotiations / Wayne H. Brekhus and Susie Scott.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 12 Sep 2025).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781529228169

9781529228175

1-5292-2818-2

1-5292-2817-4

OCLC:

1507696304