Social Identity

Without social identity, there would be no human world, and people would not be able to relate to each other in a coherent and meaningful way. Richard Jenkins, a professor at Sheffield University, who has books on Pierre Bourdieu, racism, family sociology and ethnic identity, discusses the individual and collective structure of identity in an analytical framework. Using the works of important social theorists such as Mead, Goffman and Barth to explore the experience of identity in daily life, Jenkins offers a mind-opening discussion on the topics of embodiment, categorization and boundaries, institutionalization of identities, identity and modernity. A book that everyone who wants to understand the key concept of social identity should read.

"The human world is unimaginable without ways of knowing who others are and some understanding of who we are. Because we do not rely on smell or nonverbals, unlike other primates, one of the first things we do when we meet a stranger is to attempt to identify him. Among the information we rely on are symbols, "There is clothing, language, answers to questions. But we are not always successful in this regard: 'misidentification' is a common experience that is a basic element of folk tales and literature."
-Richard Jenkins-
(From the Promotional Bulletin)



Number of Pages: 280

Year of Printing: 2016


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Everest Publications

Cover Design: Emir Tali

First Print Year: 2016

Number of Pages: 280

Language Turkish