Expanding the 'social' in 'social identity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2978628 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gary Wickham (0000-0002-5758-7979, Murdoch University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 413-425 |
| Publication date | 2016-07-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Identities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1350-4630 • E-ISSN: 1363-0296 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13504630.2015.1128157 |
| OpenAlex | W2211907359 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 30 |
Not enough consideration has been given by some texts in the field of ‘social identity’ to the task of defining society, which is, after all, the notion behind the first half of the field's name. For these particular texts, one very basic definition – ‘society is human interaction’ – is left to stand alone. This paper does not challenge the importance of any of the attempts by these texts (or by any other texts in the field) to describe and analyze the plethora of identities being promoted, invented, or rejected around the world. Rather, it focuses on only the ‘social’ component in ‘social identity’, arguing that the field as a whole would be stronger if all its contributors, or at least the great majority of them, granted this component a more important role. In particular, the paper offers the field three definitional possibilities it might usefully add to the ‘society is human interaction’ definition
Aesthetics · Social group · Social identity approach · Social identity theory · Social science · Sociology · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Critical Realism in Sociology · Gender Studies · Philosophy · Social and Cultural Dynamics
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2016 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |