Description
Over the past four decades - and most especially in recent years as issues of identity continue to play out across the public stage - identity theory has developed into one of the most fascinating and active research programs within the spheres of sociological social psychology. Having emerged out of a landmark 2014 national conference that sought to integrate various research programs and to honor the groundbreaking work of Dr. Peter J. Burke, New Directions in Identity Theory and Research brings together the pioneers, scholars, and researchers of identity theory as they present the important theoretical, methodological, and substantive work in identity theory today.Edited by Dr. Jan E. Stets and Dr. Richard T. Serpe, this volume asserts that researchers and scholars can no longer rely on using samples, measures, concepts, and mechanisms that limit the overall advancement of identity theory and research. Instead, as Stets and Serpe contend in their introductory chapter, "Researchers constantly must try out new ideas, test the ideas with more refined measures, use samples that are representative yet racially and ethnically diverse, and employ methods (perhaps mixed methods) that capture the different dimensions of the identity process." This book is the truest testament to this idea.In New Directions in Identity Theory and Research, Stets, Serpe, and contributing authors urge readers to think outside the box by providing the road map necessary to guide future work and thought in this emerging field.
Table of Contents
PART I: INTRODUCTIONChapter 1: New Directions in Identity Theory and Research: Looking Back and Moving ForwardJan E. Stets and Richard T. SerpePART II: THEORYChapter 2: Does Mead's Framework Remain Sound?Robin Stryker and Sheldon StrykerChapter 3: Some Effects of a Stroke on Identity Change: An Autobiographical AccountGeorge J. McCallChapter 4: Identity and Social Capital: How to Advance Democracy at the Level of InteractionPeter L. CalleroChapter 5: Identity and Exchange: Person Identities and Power UseScott V. Savage and Jan E. StetsChapter 6: Identity Theory in a Digital AgeJenny L. DavisPART III: METHOD AND MEASUREMENTChapter 7: The Emergence of Status StructuresPeter J. BurkeChapter 8: Neural Processing of Identity-Relevant Feedback: An Electroencephalographic StudyWill Kalkhoff, Richard T. Serpe, Joshua Pollock, Brennan Miller, and Matt PfeifferChapter 9: The Role of Identity Commitment and Selective Interaction Strategies on the Drinking Behavior of Simulated Agent InteractionsJason Martinez and Ben G. FitzpatrickChapter 10: Time as a Situational Constraint to Role-Identity PerformancePhilip S. BrennerChapter 11: Distinguishing Obligatory and Voluntary IdentitiesMary GallagherChapter 12: Contextualizing Proximate Social Structure in Identity TheoryFritz W. YarrisonPART IV: SOCIAL AND GROUP IDENTITIESChapter 13: Racial Identity, Racial Discrimination, and Depressive Symptoms among African Americans and Afro-CaribbeansK. Jill Kiecolt, Hans Momplaisir and Michael HughesChapter 14: The Dynamics of Ethnic Identity and Personal Well-Being: A Multi-Group ComparisonYasmiyn Irizarry and Matthew O. HuntChapter 15: Reflected Appraisals and Stereotype Threat: Investigating the Relationship between Role and Social Identity FeedbackDavid M. MerollaChapter 16: Social Movements and the Construction of Queer IdentityShaeleya D. Miller and Verta Taylor and Leila J. RuppPART V: STIGMATIZED IDENTITIES Chapter 17: Stigma Resistance and the Mental Illness Self-ViewKristen Marcussen and Emily K. AsencioChapter 18: Deaf Identity and DepressionMichael J. Carter and Danielle C. MirelesChapter 19: Stigmatized Identities: Choice, Accessibility, and AuthenticityBrooke L. LongPART VI: EMOTIONSChapter 20: Dispersion of Identity Meanings, Negative Emotion, and Identity DiscrepancyAllison CantwellChapter 21: The Influence of the Ideal and Ought Self Guides on the Affective Consequences of Identity VerificationRyan Trettevik and Matthew GrindalChapter 22: Happiness and Identity TheoryJessica A. LevetoPART VII: CONCLUSIONChapter 23: The Future of Identity Theory and ResearchPeter J. Burke and Sheldon Stryker
