Table of Contents

Foreword Preface 1: Agency and Social Structure 2: The Roots of Identity Theory 3: The Development of Identity Theory 4: Identities and their Operation 5: Meaning, Resources, and Interaction 6: Bases of Identities: Role, Social Identities, and Person Identities 7: Multiple Identities 8: Emotion 9: Identity Change 10: Future Research Appendix: Identity Measures References Notes

About the Author

Peter J. Burke and Jan E. Stets are both Professors of Sociology and Co-Directors of the Social Psychology Research Laboratory at the University of California, Riverside.

Reviews

"Identity Theory encourages not only more systematic research, but also a continuing discussion among theorists and practitioners about the meaning and measure of identity theory." --Contemporary Sociology
"As a macrosociologist of culture and politics, I learned much from Identity Theory. The book is a must-read for scholars of all disciplines who want to work with the concept of identity." --Mabel Berezin, Associate Professor of Sociology, Cornell University