{"product_id":"identity-theory-9780197617199","title":"Identity Theory","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe concept of identity has become widespread within the social and behavioral sciences, cutting across disciplines from psychiatry and psychology to political science and sociology. Introduced more than fifty years ago, identity theory is a social psychological theory that attempts to understand person''s identities, their sources in interaction and society, their processes of operation, and their consequences for interaction and society from a sociological perspective. In this fully updated second edition of Identity Theory, Peter J. Burke and Jan E. Stets expand and refine their discussion of identity theory. Each chapter has been significantly revised and chapters have been added to address new theoretical developments and empirical research in the field. They cover identity characteristics, the processes and outcomes of identity verification, and the operation of identities to detail in particular the role of emotional, behavioral, and cognitive processes. In addition, Burke and S\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface  Chapter 1: Agency and Social Structure Chapter 2: The Origins of Identity Theory Chapter 3: The Development of Identity Theory Chapter 4: Identity Meanings and Resources Chapter 5: The Characteristics of Identities Chapter 6: The Identity Model Chapter 7: Identity Verification: Processes Chapter 8: Identity Verification: Outcomes Chapter 9: Bases of Identities Chapter 10: Multiple Identities Chapter 11: Identity Change Chapter 12: Future Research References Index","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017608298839,"sku":"9780197617199","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780197617199.jpg?v=1750774097","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/identity-theory-9780197617199","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}