Connecting Self to Society by Vanessa May

Connecting Self to Society by Vanessa May

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Summary

Belonging' is often overlooked in its relationship to society and social change, and yet it forms the bedrock of how we relate to the world around us. Through the work of Marx, Giddens and Goffman, this book covers the familiar terrain of identity theory, while going beyond it to other sites of identification and social change.

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Connecting Self to Society by Vanessa May

Belonging is often overlooked in its relationship to society and social change, and yet it forms the bedrock of how we relate to the world around us. Through the work of Marx, Giddens and Goffman, this book covers the familiar terrain of identity theory, while going beyond it to other sites of identification and social change.
Vanessa May is Lecturer in Sociology at the Morgan Centre for the Study of Relationships and Personal Life, University of Manchester, UK. Her research interests include the self, belonging, lone motherhood, and qualitative and mixed methods. She edited Sociology of Personal Life and has published in journals including Sociology, Sociological Review, International Journal of Research Methods, and Narrative Inquiry.
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ISBN 13 9780230292871
ISBN 10 0230292879
Title Connecting Self to Society
Author Vanessa May
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 2013-10-01
Number of pages 192
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