Subjectivity in the twenty-first century : psychological, sociological, and political perspectives / edited by Romin W. Tafarodi, University of Toronto.
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...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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2013.
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| Series: | Culture and psychology.
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| Summary: | 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 twenty-first century. They do so by interrogating the historical moment as a predicament of the subject. Their shared focus is on subjectivity as a dialectic of self and other, or individual and society, and how the defining tensions of subjectivity are reflected in contemporary forms of individualism, identity, autonomy, social connection, and political consciousness. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 250 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781107293922 1107293928 9781107290082 1107290082 9781139035217 1139035215 1107289033 9781107289031 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9781139035217 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |