Embodying Identities: Culture, Differences and Social Theory

ISBN-13: 9781847423818 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 248 str.

Victor Jeleniewski Seidler

Opis

Shapes a fresh language of social theory that allows people to embody their differences with a sense of dignity and self-worth, enabling them to come to terms with the complexities of their lived identities. This book recognises that we have to understand the networks of complex affiliations and belongings that shape identities.

Spis treści

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.