{"product_id":"9781509534814","title":"The Sociology of Identity Authenticity, Multidimensionality, and Mobility","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Sociology of Identity\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity, Multidimensionality, and Mobility\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWayne H. Brekhus\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Discrimination\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eHow do people think about their identities? How do they express themselves individually and as part of collective groups, social movements, organizations, neighborhoods, or nations? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIdentity has important consequences for how we organize our lives, wield social power, and produce and reproduce privilege and marginality. In this lively and engaging book, Wayne H. Brekhus explores the sociology of identity and its social consequences through three conceptual themes: authenticity, multidimensionality, and mobility. Drawing on vivid examples from ethnography, current events, and everyday life, he offers an approach to identity that goes beyond the individual and demonstrates how social groups privilege, flag, and shape identities. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffering an insightful overview of the sociological approaches to understanding social identity in a multicultural, globalized world, \u003ci\u003eThe Sociology of Identity\u003c\/i\u003e will be a welcome resource for students and scholars of identity, and anyone interested in the social and cultural character of the self.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eWayne H. Brekhus\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Sociology at the University of Missouri.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e02 December 2020\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781509534814\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e208\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380463956108,"sku":"9781509534814","price":22.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781509534814_9606122d-3e1a-4485-8ab8-1face67e9a0b.jpg?v=1780202049","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781509534814","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}