Self & Social Identity Books

New and Published Books

1. Reflecting on Cosmetic Surgery

   Body image, Shame and Narcissism

   By Jane Northrop

   Cosmetic surgery represents an extreme form of modern grooming. It is the fastest growing medical specialty, yet misconceptions abound about those who undertake it and their reasons for doing so. With a grounded approach, engaging 30 women through in-depth interview, this study explores how they...

   Published April 15th 2012 by Routledge
2. The Neighborhood in the Internet

   Design Research Projects in Community Informatics

   By John M. Carroll

   Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology

   Today, "community" seems to be everywhere. At home, at work, and online, the vague but comforting idea of the community pervades every area of life. But have we lost the ability truly to understand what it means? The Neighborhood in the Internet investigates social and civic effects of community...

   Published March 14th 2012 by Routledge
3. Social Metacognition

   Edited by Pablo Briñol, Kenneth DeMarree

   Series: Frontiers of Social Psychology

   Metacognition refers to thinking about our own thinking. It has assumed a prominent role in social judgment because our thoughts about our thoughts can magnify, attenuate, or even reverse the impact of primary cognition. Metacognitive thoughts can also produce changes in thought, feeling, and...

   Published December 11th 2011 by Psychology Press
4. Surviving Identity

   Vulnerability and the Psychology of Recognition

   By Kenneth McLaughlin

   Series: Concepts for Critical Psychology

   Today, political claims are increasingly made on the basis of experienced trauma and inherent vulnerability, as evidenced in the growing number of people who identify as a "survivor" of one thing or another, and also in the way in which much political discourse and social policy assumes the...

   Published October 23rd 2011 by Routledge
5. Goal-Directed Behavior

   Edited by Henk Aarts, Andrew Elliot

   Series: Frontiers of Social Psychology

   This volume presents chapters from internationally renowned scholars in the area of goals and social behavior. The book is organized around a series of topics that are of critical importance to understanding the social-cognitive aspects of goal-directed behavior. In each chapter, the authors offer...

   Published October 18th 2011 by Psychology Press
6. Elucidating the Neural Basis of the Self

   A Special Issue of Neurocase

   Edited by Bruce Miller, Indre Viskontas

   Series: Special Issues of Neurocase

   In this special issue, leading neuroscientists and neurologists present comprehensive review papers and empirical studies on the topic of the neural basis of self-identification. From philosophical definitions to single-case studies, the articles provide the reader with a broad view of the self in...

   Published August 9th 2011 by Psychology Press
7. Self- and Identity-Regulation and Health

   Edited by James Shepperd, William Klein, Alexander Rothman

   Series: Special Issues of Self and Identity

   Researchers have become increasingly aware of how theories and findings regarding self- and identity-regulation have important implications for understanding health outcomes. Self- and identity concerns can prompt increases in precautionary actions and healthy behavior, but also increases in risky...

   Published August 3rd 2011 by Psychology Press
8. The Social Cure

   Identity, Health and Well-Being

   Edited by Jolanda Jetten, Catherine Haslam, S. Alexander Haslam

   A growing body of research shows that social networks and identities have a profound impact on mental and physical health. With such mounting evidence of the importance of social relationships in protecting health, the challenge we face is explaining why this should be the case. What is it that...

   Published July 11th 2011 by Psychology Press
9. Social Cognition, Social Identity, and Intergroup Relations

   A Festschrift in Honor of Marilynn B. Brewer

   Edited by Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston

   Series: Psychology Press Festschrift Series

   Perhaps the defining feature of humanity is the social condition -- how we think about others, identify ourselves with others, and interact with groups of others. The advances of evolutionary theory, social cognition, social identity, and intergroup relations, respectively, as major fields of...

   Published May 24th 2011 by Psychology Press
10. Consumer Culture, Identity and Well-Being

    The Search for the 'Good Life' and the 'Body Perfect'

    By Helga Dittmar

    Series: European Monographs in Social Psychology

    Advertising, materialism and consumption are central aspects of contemporary Western culture. We are bombarded with idealised images of the perfect body, desirable consumer goods, and affluent lifestyles, yet psychology is only just beginning to take account of the profound influence these consumer...

    Published September 16th 2010 by Psychology Press