Coping with Threatened Identities
Coping with Threatened Identities

Author: Glynis M. Breakwell

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2015-06-19

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 1317559398

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People cope with threats to their identities in many different ways. Until the original publication of this title in 1986, there had been no theoretical framework within which to analyse their strategies for doing this, or to examine the nature and impact of the threatening experiences themselves. In this elegant and original book, Glynis Breakwell proposes an integrative model which explores the structure of identity and the principles directing its development. Focusing on examples of threat such as unemployment, sexually atypical employment and ethnic marginality, Breakwell examines the relation of the individual to social change. Through her sensitive use of case studies, she enables the victims of threat to speak for themselves about their experiences and feelings. Their reactions illustrate her proposed framework of three levels of coping strategies – intra-psychic, interpersonal and intergroup – and her assessment of the factors which limit the success of such strategies. The case studies also point to new evidence on the effects of unemployment and the impact of youth training schemes at the time. This title would have been essential reading for a range of undergraduate courses in social and abnormal psychology and individual differences, as well as for postgraduate training in clinical and medical psychology at the time. Social workers, counsellors and all those concerned with the care of the sufferers of threatened identities will still find it both informative and influential.

The Oxford Handbook of Stigma, Discrimination, and Health
The Oxford Handbook of Stigma, Discrimination, and Health

Author: Brenda Major

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 577

ISBN-13: 0190243473

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Stigma leads to poorer health. In The Oxford Handbook of Stigma, Discrimination, and Health, leading scholars identify stigma mechanisms that operate at multiple levels to erode the health of stigmatized individuals and, collectively, produce health disparities. This book provides unique insights concerning the link between stigma and health across various types of stigma and groups.

Coping with Threatened Identities
Coping with Threatened Identities

Author: Glynis M. Breakwell

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2015-06-19

Total Pages: 235

ISBN-13: 1317559401

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People cope with threats to their identities in many different ways. Until the original publication of this title in 1986, there had been no theoretical framework within which to analyse their strategies for doing this, or to examine the nature and impact of the threatening experiences themselves. In this elegant and original book, Glynis Breakwell proposes an integrative model which explores the structure of identity and the principles directing its development. Focusing on examples of threat such as unemployment, sexually atypical employment and ethnic marginality, Breakwell examines the relation of the individual to social change. Through her sensitive use of case studies, she enables the victims of threat to speak for themselves about their experiences and feelings. Their reactions illustrate her proposed framework of three levels of coping strategies – intra-psychic, interpersonal and intergroup – and her assessment of the factors which limit the success of such strategies. The case studies also point to new evidence on the effects of unemployment and the impact of youth training schemes at the time. This title would have been essential reading for a range of undergraduate courses in social and abnormal psychology and individual differences, as well as for postgraduate training in clinical and medical psychology at the time. Social workers, counsellors and all those concerned with the care of the sufferers of threatened identities will still find it both informative and influential.

Identity Process Theory
Identity Process Theory

Author: Rusi Jaspal

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-04-17

Total Pages: 419

ISBN-13: 1107782821

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We live in an ever-changing social world, which constantly demands adjustment to our identities and actions. Advances in science, technology and medicine, political upheaval, and economic development are just some examples of social change that can impact upon how we live our lives, how we view ourselves and each other, and how we communicate. Three decades after its first appearance, identity process theory remains a vibrant and useful integrative framework in which identity, social action and social change can be collectively examined. This book presents some of the key developments in this area. In eighteen chapters by world-renowned social psychologists, the reader is introduced to the major social psychological debates about the construction and protection of identity in face of social change. Contributors address a wide range of contemporary topics - national identity, risk, prejudice, intractable conflict and ageing - which are examined from the perspective of identity process theory.

Threatened Identity
Threatened Identity

Author: Beverly Winters

Publisher: Xlibris

Published: 2012-12

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781477128947

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Book Description Gabriella was a levelheaded, high-spirited ten year old, who was over active, popular and had a great deal of love and respect for her parents. Her best friend was Skipper, her Great Dane dog. He looked like he could eat an intruder in a blink of an eye, when in reality he was as gentle as a kitten. Skipper had been around for as long as Gabbie could remember. Gabbie, Skipper, Anna their nanny and her parents had moved to this small Kansas mid-western town seven years ago from Missouri. Gabbie was too young to remember the details, but she remembered playing with Skipper when she was just a toddler. A turn of events leads Gabbie away from the community she knew so well into an unknown situation while searching for her lost dog. Not only does she witness the brutal murder of her beloved Skipper, she undergoes a traumatic two nights away from home that leaves her in a coma in the hospital. Several weeks pass until she wakes from her coma, and is later dismissed from the hospital. Learning that she has amnesia is hard enough to cope with, but dealing with her temporary paralysis leads her into a deep depression and unforeseen tragic events. Unable to bring Gabbie out of her depression and the trauma of losing her dog, her parents make a horrific decision to tell her that she is adopted and then bring a stranger into her life, whom they feel will cheer her up when in reality it starts a chain of events no one is prepared for. The secret stranger and Gabbie have a great deal of adjusting to do and must learn how to get along together. Constant arguments, fights and jealousy lead them on a journey near destruction. Can Gabbie adjust to the threat of a stranger in her home she feels is taking her place? Will things get so out of hand that Anna, who knows the real truth have to intervene? What possible secret mystery will be unveiled that will change these two lives forever? Why had Skipper left the dance studio that snowy November afternoon? Secrets and confessions lead Gabbie to a new journey in life and all is finally revealed. What did Gabbie learn that turned her anger and jealousy into a deep bonding love and trust towards the stranger that becomes closer than her relationship had been with Skipper?

Social Identity: Context, Commitment, Content
Social Identity: Context, Commitment, Content

Author: Naomi Ellemers

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Published: 1999-09-22

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 9780631206910

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Social identity has been at the heart of European experimental social psychology for the past 25 years, and has been of growing interest in North America during the past decade where research in the field has expanded significantly. This text fills the need for an overview of recent developments in social identity theory, covering both theoretical and empirical work.

A Threatened Rural Idyll? Informal social control, exclusion and the resistance to change in the English countryside
A Threatened Rural Idyll? Informal social control, exclusion and the resistance to change in the English countryside

Author: Nathan Aaron Kerrigan

Publisher: Vernon Press

Published: 2019-06-01

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 1622736125

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Issues concerning globalisation, protection of identity and resistance to change at the national level (e.g., Brexit) have been the cause of much public and scholarly debate. With this in mind, this book demonstrates how these national, and indeed global narratives, have impacted on and are influenced by ‘going-ons’ in local contexts. By situating these national narratives within a rural context, Kerrigan expertly explores, through ethnographic research, how similar consequences of informal social control and exclusion are maintained in rural England in order to protect rural identity from social and infrastructural change. Drawing on observation, participant observation, and in-depth interviews, ‘A Threatened Rural Idyll’ illustrates how residents from a small but developing rural town in the South of England perceived changes associated with globalisation, such as population growth, inappropriate building developments, and the influx of service industries. For many of the residents, particularly those of middle-class status and long-standing in the town, these changes were seen as a direct threat to the rural character of the town. The investigation highlights how community dynamics and socio-spatial organisation of daily life work to protect the rural traditions inherent in the social and spatial landscape of the town and to maintain the dominance of its largely white, middle-class character. As a result, Kerrigan contends that the resistance to change has the consequence of constructing a social identity that attempts to reinforce the notions of a rural idyll to the exclusion of processes and people seen as representing different values and ideals.

Antisocial Behavior in Organizations
Antisocial Behavior in Organizations

Author: Robert A. Giacalone

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 9780803972360

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This intriguing new volume provides an understanding of the various forms of antisocial behavior in the workplace and how they can be identified and managed--if not prevented altogether. Antisocial Behavior in Organizations includes analysis of the role of frustration in antisocial behavior, and discusses issues such as employee revenge, aggression, lying, theft, and sabotage. Whistle blowing, litigation, and claiming are also explored as types of behavior that may be considered antisocial even though their stated goal is perhaps prosocial. The book concludes by making connections between antisocial behavior and organizational climate--addressing the need for modification in the workplace to reduce antisocial behavior. Academics, students, and practitioners in the fields of management, industrial/organizational psychology, sociology, social psychology, legal studies and criminal justice will appreciate this collection of original essays written by well-respected experts.

Whistling Vivaldi: And Other Clues to How Stereotypes Affect Us (Issues of Our Time)
Whistling Vivaldi: And Other Clues to How Stereotypes Affect Us (Issues of Our Time)

Author: Claude M. Steele

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2011-04-04

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 0393341488

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The acclaimed social psychologist offers an insider’s look at his research and groundbreaking findings on stereotypes and identity. Claude M. Steele, who has been called “one of the few great social psychologists,” offers a vivid first-person account of the research that supports his groundbreaking conclusions on stereotypes and identity. He sheds new light on American social phenomena from racial and gender gaps in test scores to the belief in the superior athletic prowess of black men, and lays out a plan for mitigating these “stereotype threats” and reshaping American identities.