Francine Tremblay

Self, Identity, and Collective Action

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Returning to the much-neglected work of George Herbert Mead, this book defines the self and links it to identity and collective action.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 186
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. August 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 429g
• ISBN-13: 9781666908114
• ISBN-10: 1666908118
• Artikelnr.: 68175885

Autorenporträt

Francine Tremblay is teaching faculty at Concordia University.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
-The Appearance of Identity in Our Vocabulary
-Theoretical Framework and Epistemological Choices
-René Descartes and Modernity
-Émile Durkheim and the Individual
-Conversations Procedures
Chapter One: Theoretical Framework
-George Herbert Mead and the Genesis of the Self
-Historical Notes
-The Mind: Undoing Dualism
-Language: From Gestures to Symbols
-Building the Self
-The Making of the Unique Self
-Action: The Moment of I Become an Actor
-Moral Identity: Who I Am is Defined by What I Do
-Autonomy
-Reduction of Suffering
-Everyday Life
-Moral Identity: A Work in Progress
-The Luxury of Introspection
-Recognition
Chapter Two: The Making of Marginalized Identities: From the French
Revolution to Now
-The French Revolution and the Aftermath
-The Problem of Representation
-The Masses as Numbers
-La Misère
-Organized Workers
-Madness
-Industrialization
-Sexuality
-Drug Scares
-Power
-Identities and the Medical Discourse