Concepts of the Self

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Selfhood redefined: for all social-science enthusiasts.

This book would be an excellent resource for students of social, political theory, sociology, and cultural studies. It provides a comprehensive understanding of the evolving discourse around the self, including the latest theoretical developments in an age of globalization. The author challenges readers to rethink long-held assumptions about the self while linking the concept of identity to crucial contemporary topics like intimacy, relationships, and sexuality.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Concepts of the Self

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ISBN: 9780745661896
Authors: Anthony Elliott
Publisher: Polity
Date of Publication: 2013-11-04
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Philosophy
Goodreads rating: 3.63
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More than ten years on from its original publication, Concepts of the Self still mesmerizes with its insight, comprehensiveness and critique of debates over the self in the social sciences and humanities. Anthony Elliott has written a new preface to this third edition to address some of the most recent developments in the field, and offers a powerful challenge to what he describes as ‘the emergence of anti-theories of the self’.The first two editions have proven exceptionally popular among students and teachers worldwide. Anthony Elliott provides a scintillating introduction to the major accounts of the self from symbolic interactionism and psychoanalysis to post-feminism and postmodernism. This new edition has been extensively revised and updated to take account of more recent theoretical developments, and a new chapter has been added on individualization which focuses on how the self becomes an agent of ‘do-it-yourself’ autobiographical reconstruction in an age of intensive globalization.Concepts of the Self remains the most lively, lucid and compelling introduction to contemporary controversies over the self and self-identity in the social sciences and humanities. Written by an author of international reputation, it connects debates about the self directly to identity politics, the sociology of personal relationships and intimacy, and the politics of sexuality, and will continue to be an invaluable introductory text for students in of social and political theory, sociology, social psychology, cultural studies, and gender studies.
 

Selfhood redefined: for all social-science enthusiasts.

This book would be an excellent resource for students of social, political theory, sociology, and cultural studies. It provides a comprehensive understanding of the evolving discourse around the self, including the latest theoretical developments in an age of globalization. The author challenges readers to rethink long-held assumptions about the self while linking the concept of identity to crucial contemporary topics like intimacy, relationships, and sexuality.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.