1st Edition
Identical Twins The Social Construction and Performance of Identity in Culture and Society
By Mvikeli Ncube
Copyright 2018
124 Pages
by
Routledge
124 Pages
by
Routledge
124 Pages
by
Routledge
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In Identical Twins: The Social Construction and Performance of Identity in Culture and Society , Ncube conceptualises twin identity as a multi-layered dynamic that changes through performance, and explores twin identity through a social constructionist approach.
Until now, mainstream twin studies have mostly sought to explain social phenomena about twins from ‘inside’ the person, providing... Read more
Introduction
1. Cultural representations of twins
2. Traditional twin research in psychology
3. Being misunderstood
4. Twin identity
5. Couples
6. Twins, culture and psychology
References
Biography
Dr Mvikeli Ncube is a Visiting Teaching Fellow at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, in the Faculty of Health, Psychology and Social Care. He is also an associate researcher with Caribbean African Health Network based in the same University. Ncube has published articles on Cultural Psychology and Social Identity.
