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Subjectivity in the Twenty-First Century: Psychological, Sociological, and Political Perspectives
Romin W. Tafarodi (Ed.)
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Description for Subjectivity in the Twenty-First Century: Psychological, Sociological, and Political Perspectives
hardcover. The contributors to this volume explore the perils and promise of the self in the modern world. Editor(s): Tafarodi, Romin W. Series: Culture and Psychology. Num Pages: 257 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
What is it like to be a person today? To think, feel, and act as an individual in a time of accelerated social, cultural, technological, and political change? This question is inspired by the double meaning of subjectivity as both the 'first-personness' of consciousness (being a subject of experience) and the conditioning of that consciousness within society (being subject to power, authority, or influence). The contributors to this volume explore the perils and promise of the self in today's world. Their shared aim is to describe where we stand and what is at stake as we move ahead in the ... Read more
What is it like to be a person today? To think, feel, and act as an individual in a time of accelerated social, cultural, technological, and political change? This question is inspired by the double meaning of subjectivity as both the 'first-personness' of consciousness (being a subject of experience) and the conditioning of that consciousness within society (being subject to power, authority, or influence). The contributors to this volume explore the perils and promise of the self in today's world. Their shared aim is to describe where we stand and what is at stake as we move ahead in the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Culture and Psychology
Number of Pages
257
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107007550
SKU
V9781107007550
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About Romin W. Tafarodi (Ed.)
Romin W. Tafarodi earned his PhD in social psychology from the University of Texas, Austin in 1994. He is currently Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto. Professor Tafarodi has published in the areas of self, identity, and culture, and has taught courses on topics ranging from statistics to philosophy to anthropology to media studies. He is a ... Read more
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