Social Symptoms of Identity Needs

Why We Have Failed to Solve Our Social Problems and What to do About It

AvMark Bracher

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

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Explains how our major social problems, including crime, violence, terrorism, war, substance abuse, and prejudice, are the result of efforts by their perpetrators to maintain a secure identity, or sense of self. It locates the root causes of these social problems and counterproductive responses in certain identity-damaging social and cultural pheno

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Utgivningsdatum:2019-07-31
Mått:152 x 229 x undefined mm
Vikt:740 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Exploring Psycho-Social Studies Series
Antal sidor:316
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780367327019

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Preface -- Identity and the Causes of Social Problems -- Introduction -- The nature of identity and its role in social problems -- Social Problems as Symptoms of Identity Needs -- Delinquency, crime, and violence -- Terrorism and war -- The Role of Identity in the Failure to Solve Social Problems -- Phobic objects, subalterns, and enemies as resources for identity maintenance -- Identity-damaging social and cultural forces -- Social Change and Identity Development -- Promoting benign identity contents -- Decommissioning harmful defences -- Promoting identity integration -- Promoting more inclusive identity structures -- Conclusion -- Psychological symptoms as expressions of identity needs -- Multiple self-motives and self-esteem