Emerging Perspectives on Self and Identity

ISBN-13: 9780367353902 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 130 str.

Michael J. Bernstein; Elizabeth L. Haines

Opis

This book creatively examines various aspects of the self—the anchor by which we perceive and make sense of the world as well as how we relate to and think about others—which have not previously been reviewed. This book was originally published as a special issue of Self and Identity.

Spis treści

Introduction – The self as a central tenet of our psychology: New perspectives on the self  1. A review of the experience and consequences of self-aspect activation, number, and distinctiveness  2. On using what we know about ourselves in thinking about others: Not so fast  3. Investigating how ostracizing others affects one’s self-concept  4. Show me what threatens you, and I can tell who you are: Perception of threat and the self  5. Universal stories: How narratives satisfy core motives  6. Why are they being so nice to us? Social identity threat and the suspicion of Whites’ motives  7. The multiplicity of belonging: Pushing identity research beyond binary thinking  8. Gender is what you look like: Emerging gender identities in young children and preoccupation with appearance  9. Aspects of identity: From the inner-outer metaphor to a tetrapartite model of the self