Bernd Simon 
Identity in Modern Society 
A Social Psychological Perspective

This book is a social psychological inquiry into identity in modern society.

* Starts from the social psychological premise that identity results from interaction in the social world.

* Reviews and integrates the most influential strands of contemporary social psychology research on identity.

* Brings together North American and European perspectives on social psychology.

* Incorporates insights from philosophy, cognitive neuroscience, psychology, cultural studies, anthropology and sociology.

* Places social identity research in a variety of real-life social contexts.

Tabella dei contenuti

List of Figures.

List of Tables.

Foreword by John C. Turner.

Preface.

1. Introduction.

Approaching Identity as a Scientific Concept.

Human Consciousness.

The Social Conditions of Human Existence.

A Brief Overview of Subsequent Chapters.

Summary.

2. The Social Psychology of Identity: Sociological and
Psychological Contributions.

Sociological Contributions.

Psychological Contributions.

Summary.

3. Identity in Modern Society: An Integrative
Approach.

Theoretical Background and Levels of Identity Analysis.

A Self-Aspect Model of Identity (SAMI).

Identity and (Post)Modernity.

Identity, Phenomenology and Accuracy.

Functions and Processes of Identity.

Summary.

4. Antecedents of Individual and Collective Identity.

Person Variables.

Social Context Variables.

The Interplay of Individual and Collective Identities.

Summary.

5. Identity in Minority-Majority Contexts.

Self-Interpretation.

Social Information Processing.

Well-being.

Intergroup Behaviour.

Summary.

6. Identity in Intercultural Contact.

Models of Intergroup Contact.

Immigration, Identity and Social Integration.

Right-Wing Extremism and National Identity.

Cultural Differences and Racism: A Comment.

Summary.

7. Identity, Mobilization and Participation.

Identity and Social Movement Participation.

Identity, Organizational Participation and Intragroup
Co-operation.

Identity and Volunteerism.

Summary.

8. Conclusions and Future Directions.

Identity and Action.

Identity and Power.

References.

Author Index.

Subject Index

Circa l’autore

Bernd Simon is Professor of Social Psychology and Evaluation Research and Chair and Director of the Institute of Psychology at Christian-Albrechts University in Kiel, Germany.