In the 1970s and 1980s, identities seemed to be ‘fixed’ through categories of class, ‘race’, ethnicity, gender, sexualities and religion. These days we have begun to recognise the diversity, fragmentation and fluidity of identities, but how do we create and shape our own?
The book shapes a new language of social theory that allows people to embody their differences with a sense of dignity and self-worth. It draws on diverse traditions from Marx, Weber and Durkheim, as well as more recent traditions of critical theory and post-structuralism, and will be of interest to sociology, politics, social work, philosophy and cultural studies students.
Tabella dei contenuti
Contents: Introduction: fragmented identities/social theories; Identity, culture and modernity; Identity, dignity and self-worth; Bodies, fears and differences; Feminisms and masculinities; Gender, self-rejection and recognition; Identities, ‘race’ and modernity; Shame, fear and hatred; Language, ethics and transformation; Language, technology and media images; Virtualities, imagination and globalisation; Memories, objects and global migrations; Special textbook features and pedagogy; Definition of the market.
Circa l’autore
Victor Jeleniewski Seidler is emeritus professor in the department of Sociology, at Goldsmiths University of London. His research interests include Social theory and philosophy; Marxism and critical theory; moral theory; masculinity and sexual politics and he has written on social theory, ethics and gender, particularly in relation to men and masculinities. In recent years his writing and research have focused on the cultural memory of particular events and the ways they might challenge traditional social and cultural languages Including 9/11 and 7/7.
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