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Interpreting Identities

Dimensions of Power, Presence, and Belonging

Wayne H. Brekhus (University of Missouri) Susie Scott (University of Sussex)

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English
Bristol University Press
22 April 2025
This edited collection brings together social scientists to interpret identity from a wide range of analytical perspectives. Drawing on multiple interpretive traditions from the last 100 years, the book explores how underlying social, cultural and psychological forces shape the dimensions of identity.

Chapters emphasize how identity forms and functions in relation to key sociological issues such as social power, social control and the production and reproduction of social inequalities. Contributors also explore the flexibility of identities, showcasing how different perspectives and analytical tools reveal the nuances of rejected, unrealized and aspirational identities. By navigating these dimensions, the book reveals the interplay between personal biography and broader social life.
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Imprint:   Bristol University Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 156mm, 
ISBN:   9781529228144
ISBN 10:   152922814X
Series:   Interpretive Lenses in Sociology
Pages:   234
Publication Date:  
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Further / Higher Education ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
1. Introduction: Dimensions of Power, Presence and Belonging in Contemporary Social Identities - Wayne H. Brekhus and Susie Scott Section 1: Interpreting Intersectional Identities: Unmarked Privilege and Marked Otherness 2. ”Way Down South in the Land of Cotton, Where Being White Is Not Forgotten”: White Southerners’ Negotiations of Identity and Advantage - Jt Thomas, Madeline Burden, and Erin Oakes 3. Trans Men Navigating Male Privilege and the Complexities of Intersectional Identities - Armani Beck 4. Expanding or Rejecting National Identities? Identity Work and Anti-racism among Racialized Minorities in Norway - Mette Andersson 5. Standing up to Power: Black Women, Resistance Capital, and Intersectional Identities on College Campuses - Veronica Newton Section 2: Negative Negotiations: Reverse, Rejected, Unmarked, and Aspirational Identities 6. Are We What We (Don’t) Consume?: From Negative Possible Selves to Identity Refusal in Consumption Contexts - Emma Banister 7. Questions of Identity and Belonging among Hyper-Mobile Professionals - Patrizia Hoyer 8. Not Feeling Old but Looking Old? The Shaping of Identities and Non-identities among Older Adults during a Pandemic - Emilia Leinonen 9. No-Body Relations and Negative Negotiations: Self-Hood after Trauma Loss - Georgie Akehurst 10. Afterword: Interpreting Intersectional Identities and Negative Negotiations - Wayne H. Brekhus and Susie Scott

Wayne Brekhus is Professor of Sociology at the University of Missouri. Susie Scott is Professor of Sociology at the University of Sussex.

Reviews for Interpreting Identities: Dimensions of Power, Presence, and Belonging

“With insightful analyses, exciting data and theoretical enquiries that directly address today’s rather intricate academic discussions about identity and power, this book becomes both a page-turner and an analytical exemplar.” David Wästerfors, Lund University


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