1986/06/01 by Andrew J. Weigert · 33 citations
Psychology · Social Sciences · #Aesthetics #Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice #Critical Realism in Sociology #Epistemology #Identity (music) #Philosophy #Psychology #Social Power and Status Dynamics #Social constructionism #Social group #Social identity approach #Social identity theory #Social psychology #Social science #Sociology #Strict constructionism
paper · doi:10.1111/j.1533-8525.1986.tb00255.x
published in Sociological Quarterly 27(2), 165-183 (Taylor & Francis)
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Identity has emerged as a powerful contemporary concept for social and psychological approaches to the perennial question of defining the human individual. This article attempts to ground the understanding of identity by a discussion of its modes, sources, and metadynamics from a pragmatic social constructionist orientation.