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Old Wine in New Skins: The Role of Tradition in Communication, Knowledge, and Group Identity » Read Now
by Jorge J. E. Gracia. 132 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Communication, Knowledge, and Group Identity The Aquinas Lecture, 2003...communication, knowledge, and group identity / by Jorge J.E. Gracia. p. cm...Communication...
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Group Identity and Alienation: Giving the We Its Due, in Journal of Youth and Adolescence » Read Now
by Barbara M. Newman, Philip R. Newman. 24 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...Group Identity and Alienation: Giving The We Its Due...about groups, 4 basic components of group identity, and 6 propositions about new capacities...struggle with the...
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One for All: The Logic of Group Conflict » Read Now
by Russell Hardin. 284 pgs.

Collections: Entire Library

In a book that challenges the most widely held ideas of why individuals engage in collective conflict, Russell Hardin offers a timely, crucial explanation of group action in its most destructive forms. Contrary to those observers who attribute group violence to irrationality, primordial instinct, or...
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In a book that challenges the most widely held ideas of why individuals engage in collective conflict, Russell Hardin offers a timely, crucial explanation of group action in its most destructive forms. Contrary to those observers who attribute group violence to irrationality, primordial instinct, or complex psychology, Hardin uncovers a systematic exploitation of self-interest in the underpinnings of group identification and collective violence. Using examples from Mafia vendettas to ethnic violence in places such as Bosnia and Rwanda, he describes the social and economic circumstances that set this violence into motion. Hardin explains why hatred alone does not necessarily start wars but how leaders cultivate it to mobilize their people. He also reveals the thinking behind the preemptive strikes that contribute to much of the violence between groups, identifies the dangers of "particularist" communitarianism, and argues for government structures to prevent any ethnic or other group from having too much sway.Exploring conflict between groups such as Serbs and Croats, Hutu and Tutsi, Northern Irish Catholics and Protestants, Hardin vividly illustrates the danger that arises when individual and group interests merge. In these examples, groups of people have been governed by movements that managed to reflect their members' personal interests--mainly by striving for political and economic advances at the expense of other groups and by closing themselves off from society at large. The author concludes that we make a better and safer world if we design our social institutions to facilitate individual efforts to achieve personal goals than if we concentrate on the ethnic political makeup of our respective societies.
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Social Dilemmas: Perspectives on Individuals and Groups (Chap. 4 "Helping the Group or Helping Yourself? Social Motives and Group Identity in Resource Dilemmas") » Read Now
by David A. Schroeder. 232 pgs.

Collections: Entire Library

Efficient resource management and provision of public goods represent social dilemmas for those involved. They must choose between a course of action that would be in their personal best interest (e.g., overharvesting fishing banks to take a bigger profit; withholding one's contributions to National...
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Efficient resource management and provision of public goods represent social dilemmas for those involved. They must choose between a course of action that would be in their personal best interest (e.g., overharvesting fishing banks to take a bigger profit; withholding one's contributions to National Public Radio) and some alternative course that would be more advantageous for the community as a whole (e.g., limiting one's present catch to ensure future fishing stocks; contributing to NPR, even though contributors and noncontributors alike would be able to enjoy its programming). The decisions made by those facing social dilemmas are affected by many factors, and the contributors to this book have explored the diverse processes that ultimately lead an individual to choose between self-interest and the well-being of the community. By gaining a better appreciation of the variables that affect decisions made by those caught in social dilemmas, more effective ways to encourage greater cooperation and to promote the common good may be found.
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Reclaiming Identity: Realist Theory and the Predicament of Postmodernism » Read Now
by Michael R. Hames-García, Paula M. L. Moya. 354 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

"Identity" is one of the most hotly debated topics in literary theory and cultural studies. This bold and groundbreaking collection of ten essays argues that identity is not just socially constructed but has real epistemic and political consequences for how people experience the world. Advocating a...
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"Identity" is one of the most hotly debated topics in literary theory and cultural studies. This bold and groundbreaking collection of ten essays argues that identity is not just socially constructed but has real epistemic and political consequences for how people experience the world. Advocating a "postpositivist realist" approach to identity, the essays examine the ways in which theory, politics, and activism clash with or complement each other, providing an alternative to the widely influential postmodernist understandings of identity. Although theoretical in orientation, this dynamic collection deals with specific social groups--Chicanas/os, African Americans, gay men and lesbians, Asian Americans, and others--and concrete social issues directly related to race, ethnicity, sexuality, epistemology, and political resistance.
Satya Mohanty's brilliant exegesis of Toni Morrison's "Beloved serves as a launching pad for the collection. The essays that follow, written by prominent and up-and-coming scholars, address a range of topics--from the writings of Cherrie Moraga, Franz Fanon, Joy Kogawa, and Michael Nava to the controversy surrounding racial program housing on college campuses--and work toward a truly interdisciplinary approach to identity.
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Social Identities: Multidisciplinary Approaches » Read Now
by Steve Spencer, Gary Taylor. 262 pgs.

Collections: Entire Library

Social Identities: Multidisciplinary Approaches attempts to make sense of the increasingly complex ways in which we define ourselves and others. It recognises that we are not simply individuals, or members of a certain class or a certain nationality. Rather, each of us comprises a rich blend of...
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Social Identities: Multidisciplinary Approaches attempts to make sense of the increasingly complex ways in which we define ourselves and others. It recognises that we are not simply individuals, or members of a certain class or a certain nationality. Rather, each of us comprises a rich blend of various identities. The book provides not only an eclectic spectrum of the forms of identity and influences through which identities are formed, but also critical treatment of the theoretical tools used to understand these phenomena.
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The Power of Identity: Politics in a New Key » Read Now
by Kenneth R. Hoover, James Marcia, Kristen Parris. 160 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...ISBN 1-56643-O51-8 1. Group identity--Political aspects. 2...formation. What makes these identity materials negative...the dominant cultural group with a...
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Inauthentic: The Anxiety over Culture and Identity » Read Now
by Vincent J. Cheng. 208 pgs.

Collections: Philosophy, History, Entire Library

Modern and contemporary cultures are increasingly marked by an anxiety over a perceived loss of authentic cultural identity. In this book, Vincent J. Cheng examines why we still cling to notions of authenticity in an increasingly globalized world that has exploded notions of authentic essence and...
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Modern and contemporary cultures are increasingly marked by an anxiety over a perceived loss of authentic cultural identity. In this book, Vincent J. Cheng examines why we still cling to notions of authenticity in an increasingly globalized world that has exploded notions of authentic essence and absolute differences. Who is "authentic" and who is "other" in a given culture? Who can speak for the "other?" What do we mean by authenticity? These are critical questions that today's world--brought closer together and yet pulled farther apart by globalism and neocolonialism--has been unable to answer. Inauthentic compellingly probes these issues through revealing case studies on the pursuit of authenticity and identity. Each chapter explores the ways in which we construct "authenticity" in order to replace seemingly vacated identities, including: the place of minorities in academia; mixed-race dynamics; the popularity of Irish culture in America; the Good Friday agreement in Northern Ireland; Jewish American identity; the status of Jewish America in relation to Israel and Palestine; the cultural problems of international adoptions; and the rapidly changing nature of the Asian American population in the United States. Inauthentic combines the scholarly and the personal, informed argument and human interest. It will undoubtedly appeal to academic scholars, as well as to a broader reading audience.
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Language and Social Identity » Read Now
by Richard K. Blot, Charles L. Briggs. 298 pgs.

Collections: Entire Library

Whenever we open our mouths to speak, we provide those who hear us, chosen interlocuters or mere bystanders, with a wealth of data, linguistic clues others use to position us within a specific social strata. Our particular uses of language mark us geographically, ethnically, by age or sex, and...
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Whenever we open our mouths to speak, we provide those who hear us, chosen interlocuters or mere bystanders, with a wealth of data, linguistic clues others use to position us within a specific social strata. Our particular uses of language mark us geographically, ethnically, by age or sex, and, especially in stratified societies, according to class or caste. This collection of papers by researchers in cultural and linguistic anthropology examine these concepts as well as many others.
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Women or Feminists? Assessing Women's Group Consciousness, in Sex Roles: A Journal of Research » Read Now
by Donna H. Henderson-King, Abigail J. Stewart. 12 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...two-step process, the possible range of scores for Group Identity/Women and Group Identity/Feminists was 0 (the group was not specified...M SD Group Identity Women 4.43...
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The Myth of Benign Group Identity: A Critique of Liberal Nationalism, in Polity » Read Now
by Jamie Mayerfeld. 24 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...The Myth of benign group identity: a critique of liberal nationalism...connection to the general phenomenon of group identity. I then present an argument that...I. Liberal...
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Identities: Time, Difference, and Boundaries » Read Now
by Heidrun Friese. 276 pgs.

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library