Concepts of the Self

Elliott , Anthony 지음

Polity 2013년 11월 12일 출간

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More than ten years on from its original publication, Concepts of the Self still mesmerizes with its insight, comprehensiveness and critique of debates over the self in the social sciences and humanities. Anthony Elliott has written a new preface to this third edition to address some of the most recent developments in the field, and offers a powerful challenge to what he describes as lsquo;the emergence of anti-theories of the self'. The first two editions have proven exceptionally popular among students and teachers worldwide. Anthony Elliott provides a scintillating introduction to the major accounts of the self from symbolic interactionism and psychoanalysis to post-feminism and postmodernism. This new edition has been extensively revised and updated to take account of more recent theoretical developments, and a new chapter has been added on individualization which focuses on how the self becomes an agent of lsquo;do-it-yourself' autobiographical reconstruction in an age of intensive globalization. Concepts of the Self remains the most lively, lucid and compelling introduction to contemporary controversies over the self and self-identity in the social sciences and humanities. Written by an author of international reputation, it connects debates about the self directly to identity politics, the sociology of personal relationships and intimacy, and the politics of sexuality, and will continue to be an invaluable introductory text for students in of social and political theory, sociology, social psychology, cultural studies, and gender studies.

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Introduction1 Self, Society and Everyday Life2 The Repression of Self3 Technologies of the Self4 Self, Sexuality and Gender5 The Postmodern Self6 The Individualized Self: From Reinvention to Mobile LivesConclusion

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'What Anthony Elliott accomplished in the first edition of Concepts of the Self was remarkable. Here, a third time around, he does it yet again &n- even better! No one writing today has the range and depth of Elliott's understanding of self theory. He writes with confidence and clarity, and with great care for all the prominent concepts of self. No one I know can write so reliably of the classic theorists in the same concise book as of the newest queer and postmodern ones. No reader, whether student or scholar, will want to be without this brilliant book &n- a claim certified by the thousands of students who enjoyed the first two editions.'Charles Lemert, Yale University'This great little book contains everything you wished but did not dare to ask about the meaning of the "self" &n- one of the thorniest, most contentious, exciting and enraging issues of our times and our lives in these times. To the questions you might have asked or are likely to ask yet, Elliott offers answers that are carefully weighted, balanced and realistic &n- drawing from the vast treasury of sociological insights and moving freely between the variety of complementary, even if ostensibly adversarial, perspectives. Elliott's book is good to read, to learn from and to think with. It helps to understand what it means to "have a self" and to "be oneself" &n- an understanding that itself is a foremost condition of both. This new edition makes sure that our knowledge and understanding continue to be up to date.'Zygmunt Bauman, University of Leeds

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저자(글) Elliott

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Anthony Elliott is research professor of sociology and Director of the Hawke Research Institute at the University of South Australia, and a fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. He was a distinguished visiting professor at Wesleyan University from 2003 to 2007. His many books include On Society, Contemporary Social Theory and (with John Urry) Mobile Lives.

저자(글) Anthony