Advances in Identity Theory and Research

This volume is presented in four sections based on recent research in the field: the sources of identity, the tie between identity and the social structure, the non-cognitive outcomes - such as emotional - of identity processes, and the idea that individuals have multiple identities. This timely work will be of interest to social psychologists in sociology and psychology, behavioral scientists, and political scientists.

Presented in four sections based on research in the field of identity theory: the sources of identity, the tie between identity and the social structure, the non-cognitive outcomes, such as emotional, of identity processes, and the idea that individuals have multiple identities.

Introduction; The Editors. Part I: Sources of Identity. 1: The Me and the Not-Me: Positive and Negative Poles of Identity; G.J. McCall. 2: Roots of Identity: Family Resemblances and Ascribed Traits; K.J. Kiecolt, A. LoMascolo. 3: Identities and Behavior; A.D. Cast. Part II: Identities and Social Structure. 4: The Political Self: Identity Resources for Radical Democracy; P. Callero. 5: Identity and Inequality: Exploring Links between Self and Stratification Processes; M.O. Hunt. 6: The Role of Self-Evaluation in Identity Salience and Commitment; T.J. Owens, R. Serpe. Part III: Identities, Emotion, and Health. 7: Justice, Emotion, and Identity Theory; J.E. Stets. 8: Feeling Good, Feeling Well: Identity, Emotion, and Health; L.E. Francis. 9: Interaction, Emotion, and Collective Identities; E.J. Lawler. 10: Using Identity Discrepancy Theory to Predict Psychological Distress; K. Marcussen, M.D. Large. Part IV: Multiple Identities. 11: The Self, Multiple Identities and the Production of Mixed Emotions; L. Smith-Lovin. 12: Personal Agency in the Accumulation of Multiple Role-Identities; P.A. Thoits. 13: Relationships among Multiple Identities; P.J. Burke. Final Commentary: A Peek Ahead; S. Stryker.