Self and Social Identity [Paperback]

The study of the interplay between the individual self and collective selves is an arena of rich theory and research in social psychology. Self and Social Identity is a collection of readings from the four-volume set of Blackwell Handbooks of Social Psychology that examine how group memberships shape the content of the individual’s self concept and how the sense of self is expanded as a consequence of identification with other individuals and the group as a whole.

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• Collects readings from the four-volume set of Blackwell Handbooks of Social Psychology and includes introductions by two world-renowned researchers.
  
• Provides a sampling of exciting research and theory that is both comprehensive and current and cross-cuts the levels of analysis from intrapersonal to intergroup.
  
• Organized around two broad themes, ‘self and identity’ and ‘group identities’ and designed for course use.

Preface.

Introduction.

Part I: Self and Identity:.

Introduction..

1. Self-Concept and Identity: Daphna Oyserman (University of Michigan).

2. Identity Through Time: Constructing Personal Pasts and Futures: Michael Ross (University of Waterloo, Canada) and Roger Buehler (Wilfred Laurier University, Canada).

3. An Evolutionary-Psychological Approach to Self-esteem: Multiple Domains and Multiple Functions: Lee A. Kirkpatrick (College of William and Mary) and Bruce J. Ellis (University of Canterbury, New Zealand).

4. Is Loving the Self Necessary for Loving Another? An Examination of Identity and Intimacy: W. Keith Campbell (University of North Carolina) and Roy F. Baumeister (Case Western Reserve University).