CONCEPTS OF THE SELF 4TH EDITION

This new, updated edition provides a lively, lucid and compelling introduction to contemporary controversies over the self and self-identity in the social sciences and humanities. In an accessible and concise format, the book ranges from classical intellectual traditions of symbolic interactionism, psychoanalysis and Foucauldian theory, through feminism and postfeminism, to postmodernism and the mobilities paradigm.

With characteristic verve and clarity, Anthony Elliott explores the relationship between power, identity and personhood, connecting varied theoretical debates directly to matters of contemporary relevance and urgency, such as identity politics, the sociology of personal relationships and intimacy, and the politics of sexuality. This edition also includes a new chapter on the digital revolution, which situates the self and work/life transformations within the context of AI, Industry 4.0, advanced robotics and accelerating automation.

Offering thoughtful entry points to a rich and complex literature, along with robust critical responses to each theory, Concepts of the Self will continue to be an invaluable text for students of social and political theory, sociology, social psychology, cultural studies, and gender studies.

Aceasta editie noua, actualizata, ofera o introducere plina de viata, lucida si convingatoare a controverselor contemporane privind eul si identitatea de sine in stiintele sociale si umaniste. Intr-un format accesibil si concis, cartea variaza de la traditiile intelectuale clasice de interactionism simbolic, psihanaliza si teorie foucauldiana, pana la feminism si postfeminism, pana la postmodernism si paradigma mobilitatilor. Cu verva si claritate caracteristice, Anthony Elliott exploreaza relatia dintre putere, identitate si personalitate, conectand diverse dezbateri teoretice direct la chestiuni de relevanta si urgenta contemporane, cum ar fi politica de identitate, sociologia relatiilor personale si a intimitatii si politica sexualitatii.