Dr. Susan Blackmore. Sources of the self: the making of the modern identity - Charles Taylor. Identity theory - Peter James Burke, Jan E. Stets. All people derive particular identities from their roles in society, the groups they belong to, and their personal characteristics.
Introduced almost thirty years ago, identity theory is a social psychological theory in the field of sociology that attempts to understand identities, their sources in interaction and society, their processes of operation, and their consequences for interaction and society. The theory brings together in a single framework the central roles of both meaning and resources in human interaction and purpose. This book describes identity theory, its origins, the research that supports it, and its future direction. An Error Occurred Setting Your User Cookie. Mystery of self.