Description
IDENTITIES EXPLORING DIVERSITY
Book Summary
A research work that analyzes the transformations in the construction of individual and collective identities in modernity. Through an interdisciplinary approach that integrates anthropology, sociology, history, and postcolonial theory, the book examines how the factors that define identity have multiplied and become more flexible in recent decades. The reader will find a multidimensional study that addresses social, national, gender, and class identities, offering a deep understanding of contemporary identity diversity.
What is it about?
The book explores how modernity has radically transformed the way individuals and groups construct their sense of identity. Contrasting with traditional, fixed, and stable conceptions, the work demonstrates that identity factors have diversified and become more flexible. Based on a rigorous analysis that spans disciplines such as legal anthropology, subaltern studies, and postcolonial theory, the multiple dimensions of identity are examined: from the social and national to gender and social class. The text offers a critical and updated vision of how individuals negotiate their belonging and their difference in a globalized world.
Main Topics
- Construction of identities in modernity and their historical transformations
- Interdisciplinary analysis of identity from anthropology, sociology, and postcolonial theory
- Social, national, gender, and class identities as interconnected dimensions
- Flexibilization and multiplication of the factors that define individual and collective identity
- Subaltern studies and postcolonial critique applied to identity analysis
Who is it recommended for?
Students and researchers in social sciences, anthropology, sociology, and cultural studies interested in contemporary identity dynamics. It is also highly useful for professionals in social work, criminology, and social psychology seeking to understand cultural diversity and new forms of belonging. Readers with an interest in politics, government, and social transformations will find a rigorous and updated analysis.
What this book offers
- An interdisciplinary analytical framework to understand the complexity of current identities
- Conceptual tools to analyze social, gender, and class diversity from a critical perspective
- An updated vision of how modernity has reconfigured processes of individual and collective identification
- Keys to understanding the intersection between identity, power, and difference in globalized contexts
Technical Specifications
- Author: ADONON, AKUAVI
- Publisher: ANTHROPOS EDITORIAL
- Language: Spanish
- Topic: Society and Culture, Social and Cultural Anthropology, Ethnography, Social Services and Welfare, Criminology, Social Psychology, Politics and Government
- Collection: Critical / Utopian Thought
- Publication Date: October 2011
- Number of pages: 304
- Weight: 333 g
Editorial Review
A reference work for those seeking a rigorous academic analysis of contemporary identity diversity. Its interdisciplinary and multidimensional approach makes it a valuable tool for both research and teaching in the social sciences. The book stands out for its ability to integrate diverse theoretical perspectives without losing coherence, offering the reader a complex and nuanced vision of one of the central phenomena of our time.