Embodying Identities: Culture, Differences and Social Theory

by Victor J. Seidler

Book Overview

In the 1970s and 1980s, identities seemed to be 'fixed' through categories of class, 'race', ethnicity, gender, sexualities and religion. These days we have begun to recognise the diversity, fragmentation and fluidity of identities, but how do we create and shape our own? The book shapes a new language of social theory that allows people to embody their differences with a sense of dignity and self-worth. It draws on diverse traditions from Marx, Weber...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847423817
• ISBN13: 9781847423818
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"