Identity formation, agency, and culture2002

"This book provides an extensive understanding of identity formation as it relates to human striving agency and social organization (culture). James Cote and Charles Levine have compiled state-of-the-art psychological and sociological theory and research into a concise synthesis not currently available in other books. Comprehensive yet accessible this volume utilizes a vast interdisciplinary literature in a reader-friendly style.

Playing the role of narrators, the authors take readers through the most important theories and studies of self and identity, focusing on pragmatic issues of identity formation - those things that matter most in people's lives. The volume is divided into three parts. Part I provides a critical analysis of the self and identity literature, including discussions of...