Self, identity, and social institutions
Auteur :
Heise, D. / MacKinnon, N.
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9781137479600
Date de publication :
3 déc. 2014
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book shows how the individual constructs a self from the thousands of colloquial identities provided by a society's culture, and reveals how the individual actualizes and sustains an integrated and stable self while navigating the sometimes treacherous waters of everyday institutional life.