Overview

Drawing on the non-individualistic perspective of social representations theory, this book presents an alternative view of social identity by articulating the inseparable dynamic relationships that exist between content, process and power relations when social identity is embedded in social knowledge.

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Author:   G. Moloney ,  I. Walker
Publisher:   Palgrave USA
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.480kg
ISBN:  

9781403979711

ISBN 10:   1403979715
Pages:   247
Publication Date:   20 December 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Introduction Moving People and Shifting Representations. Making Immigrant Identities; K.Deaux & S.Wiley Social Representations of Alterity in the United States; G.Philogène Identity Representations within Israeli Society: A Kaleidoscope of Minority Phenomena; E.Orr Social Representations and the Politically Satirical Cartoon: The Construction and Reproduction of the Refugee and Asylum-Seeker Identity; G.Moloney A Narrative Theory of History and Identity: Social Identity, Social Representations, Society and the Individual; J.Liu & J.László Representing 'Us' and 'Them': Constructing White Identities in Everyday Talk; M.Augoustinos & D.Riggs ""It's Not Their Fault that They Have that Colour Skin, Is It?"" Young British Children and the Possibilities for Contesting Racializing Representations; C.Howarth Conceptions and Misconceptions: Social Representations of Medically Assisted Reproduction; I.Walker, P. Broderick & H.Correia Inviolable Versus Alterable Identities: Culture, Biotechnology and Resistance; N.Kronberger & W.Wagner Self-Control, Identity and Risk; H.Joffe Social Identities and Social Representations: How Are They Related?; I.Marková"

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Author Information

GAIL MOLONEY is a Lecturer at the Department of Psychology at Southern Cross University, Australia. IAIN WALKER is a Professor of Psychology at Murdoch University, Australia.

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