Burkitt Ian. Social Selves: Theories of Self and Society

2nd edition. — Sage Publications Ltd, 2008. — 216 p.
Language: EnglishThis new, completely revised version builds on the popular success of the First Edition. It seeks to answer the basic social question of ‘who am I?’ by developing an understanding of self-identity as formed in social relations and social activity. Comprehensive, jargon-free and authoritative, it will be required reading on courses in self and society, identity, and personality formation.Society and the Self
Dialogue and the Social Self
Ethics, Self and Performativity
Power, Knowledge and the Self
Gender, Sexuality and Identity
Social Relations, Social Class and the Self
Self in Contemporary Society