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"In the late 1960s identity politics emerged on the political landscape and challenged prevailing ideas about social justice. These politics brought forth a new attention to social identity, an attention that continues to divide people today. While previous studies have focused on the political movements of this period, they have neglected the conceptual prehistory of this political turn. Linda Nicholson's book situates this critical moment in its historical framework, analyzing the concepts and traditions of racial and gender identity that can be traced back to late eighteenth-century Europe and America. She examines how changing ideas about social identity over the last several centuries both helped and hindered successive social movements, and explores the consequences of this historical legacy for the women's and black movements of the 1960s. This study will be of particular interest to students and scholars of political history, identity politics and US history."--Jacket

The Problem of Identity Crime -- What is Identity? -- Identity Crime Framework and Model: Five Components of Identity Crime and the Different Illegal Methods of Acquiring and Using Identity Information and Documents -- Threat Agents and the Impact of Identity Crime -- International Trends in Addressing Identity Crime -- Identity Crime Legislation in the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom -- Identity Crime Prevention and Impact Minimization Strategy -- Privacy, Anonymity, and Identity Crime -- Convention on Identity Crime -- Conclusion

Stan Grant asks why when it comes to identity he is asked to choose between black and white. Is identity a myth? A constructed story we tell ourselves? Tribalism, nationalism and sectarianism are dividing the world into us and them. Communities are a tinderbox of anger and resentment. He passionately hopes we are not hard wired for hate. Grant argues that it is time to leave identity behind and to embrace cosmopolitanism. On Identity is a meditation on hope and community

A spectacular collection of essays by the most noted theorists of identity. The book well frames the issues around identity that presently are defining living in the early 21st century A must read' - Patricia Ticineto Clough, City University, New York. 'A wonderfully disparate and impressively distinguished set of authors to address the question of identity. The result is exciting and fruitful. No other book connects so elegantly sociological notions of individualization with the psychoanalysis of melancholy' - Scott Lash, Goldsmiths College, University of London. 'A series of cutting-edge pap

1. Identity matters -- 2. Similarity and difference -- 3. A sign of the times? -- 4. Understanding identification -- 5. Selfhood and mind -- 6. Embodied selves -- 7. Entering the human world -- 8. Self-image and public image -- 9. Groups and categories -- 10. Beyond boundaries -- 11. Symbolising belonging -- 12. Uncertaintly and predictability -- 13. Institutionalising identification -- 14. Organising identification -- 15. Categorisation and consequences -- 16. Identity and modernity revisited.

Written by one of America's leading political thinkers, this is a book about the good, the bad, and the ugly of identity politics.Amy Gutmann rises above the raging polemics that often characterize discussions of identity groups and offers a fair-minded assessment of the role they play in democracies. She addresses fundamental questions of timeless urgency while keeping in focus their relevance to contemporary debates: Do some identity groups undermine the greater democratic good and thus their own legitimacy in a democratic society? Even if so, how is a democracy to fairly distinguish betwee

Social Identity explains how identification, seen as a social process, works: individually, interactionally and institutionally. Building on the international success of previous editions, this fourth edition offers a concise, comprehensive and readable critical introduction to social science theories of identity for advanced undergraduates and postgraduates. All the chapters have been updated, and extra new material has been added where relevant, integrating the most recent critical publications in the field. As with the earlier editions, the emphasis is on sociology, anthropology and social p.

"How can we maintain a strong national identity without going too far? Having pride in one's country, its history and values, is important, but what happens when that is threatened by new immigrant groups? When a country becomes more diverse, whether it's race, ethnicity, or religious faith, does the nation's identity expand to accommodate those changes or does it become more rigid, setting the stage for an "us" and "them" conflict? Through diverse perspectives from countries around the world, this volume explores facets of national identity-its purpose, its benefits and dangers, and its future in a changing world"--

"All people derive their identities from the groups and social categories to which they belong in society, the roles they play out, and their personal characteristics they claim. Introduced more than fifty years ago, identity theory has become a central theoretical perspective in sociological social psychology. Now in a greatly expanded second edition, Identity Theory attempts to explain identities, their processes of operation, and their sources in and consequences for interaction and society. This book describes the origins of identity theory, its development, the research that supports it, and its future direction. It covers the central roles of meaning and resources in human interaction and purpose. It provides a detailed analysis of the nature and operation of identities. A central aspect of identities, identity verification, is discussed in terms of how it works, and its consequences for individuals. In addition, the book discusses the different bases of identities, and the multiple identities that individuals hold from their multiple positions in society. It also covers the way identities offer both stability and change to individuals. Co-authored by the originators of the theory, this book accessibly presents decades of research in a single volume, making the full range of this powerful theory understandable to readers at all levels"--

Throughout human history, societies around the world have developed varying concepts of gender that affect the roles its citizens play in their communities. There is an equally rich history of individuals who reject, subvert, expand, or explore the gender roles of their society. This book serves as an accessible introduction to the history of gender and conversations on gender identity happening today. It encapsulates complex social issues at a lower reading level while delivering content that appeals to a high school audience. High-quality photographs and interesting graphic organizers present important information in an appealing and engaging fashion.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1 -- The End of Identity Liberalism -- Identity Politics and Its Defenders -- Who Gets to Write What -- Will the Left Survive the Millennials? -- The Identity Politics of Whiteness -- How 'Privilege' Became a Provocation -- CHAPTER 2 -- Is the Slide Into Tribal Politics Inevitable? -- White Women Voted Trump. Now What? -- The Populism Perplex -- Why Americans Vote 'Against Their Interest': Partisanship -- The Great Political Divide Over American Identity -- A Year After Trump, Women and Minorities Give Groundbreaking Wins to Democrats -- Resistance, for the Win! -- Stacey Abrams Didn't Play It Safe. Neither Do These Female Candidates. -- 'Don't Run This Year': The Perils for Republican Women Facing a Flood of Resistance -- CHAPTER 3 -- The Real 'Trump Effect' for Young Latinos -- Identity Politics and a Dad's Loss -- What Donald Trump Doesn't Know About Black People -- Is All This Talk of Racism Bad for Democrats? -- We Got Rid of Some Bad Men. Now Let's Get Rid of Bad Movies. -- The Stars of 'Black Panther' Waited a Lifetime for This Moment -- With 'There There,' Tommy Orange Has Written a New Kind of American Epic -- For Some Viewers, 'Crazy Rich Asians' Is Not Asian Enough -- CHAPTER 4 -- Alt-Right, Alt-Left, Antifa: A Glossary of Extremist Language -- A Voice of Hate in America's Heartland -- Free Speech and the Necessity of Discomfort -- What the Alt-Right Really Means -- Behind 2016's Turmoil, a Crisis of White Identity -- The Pull of Racial Patronage -- Why Trump Supporters Distrust Immigration and Diversity -- We're All Fascists Now -- A Renaissance on the Right -- Liberal Blind Spots Are Hiding the Truth About 'Trump Country' -- CHAPTER 5 -- When Hillary Clinton Killed Feminism -- 'Bro'-liferation.