Sheldon Stryker Bücher

Focusing on identity formation, this book presents a comprehensive theory of symbolic interactionism, emphasizing the dynamics of identity salience and its impact on social roles. Originally published in 1980, it reviews foundational figures and critiques the merits and limitations of the theory, while offering a forward-looking agenda for future research. Stryker's insights remain influential in social sciences, addressing how social positions shape the self and interactions. The work is a significant contribution to understanding self and meaning within society.

Bridging psychology and sociology, this volume demonstrates the importance of self, identity, and self-esteem in analyzing and understanding social movements. The scholars gathered here provide a cohesive picture of how self and identity bear on social movement recruitment, activism, and maintenance. The result is a timely contribution to the social movements literature and to a greater understanding of the social and psychological forces at work within them.