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Self consciousness : an alternative anthropology of identity / Anthony P. Cohen.

By: Cohen, Anthony P. (Anthony Paul), 1946-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 1994Description: xi, 217 p. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 0415083230; 0415083249.Subject(s): Personality and culture -- Cross-cultural studies | Self -- Cross-cultural studies | Identity (Philosophical concept) | Group identity -- Cross-cultural studiesDDC classification: 155.2
Contents:
The neglected self: anthropological traditions -- The creative self -- Initiating the self into society -- Social transformations of the self -- The primacy of the self? -- The thinking self -- Individualism, individuality, selfhood.

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Establishes the importance of the individual, emphasizing the need to understand individuals' awareness of themselves and their creation of their own social contexts and conditions. This work proposes that anthropological fields should be approached from the self upwards.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-209) and index.

The neglected self: anthropological traditions -- The creative self -- Initiating the self into society -- Social transformations of the self -- The primacy of the self? -- The thinking self -- Individualism, individuality, selfhood.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface and Acknowledgements (p. ix)
  • Chapter 1 The Neglected Self (p. 1)
  • Chapter 2 The Creative Self (p. 23)
  • Chapter 3 Initiating the Self into Society (p. 55)
  • Chapter 4 Social Transformations of the Self (p. 80)
  • Chapter 5 The Primacy of the Self? (p. 107)
  • Chapter 6 The Thinking Self (p. 133)
  • Chapter 7 Individualism, Individuality, Selfhood (p. 168)
  • Notes (p. 193)
  • References (p. 197)
  • Index (p. 210)