Experiencing Identity

Introduction Sociology and Identity PART ONE: IDENTITY, EXPERIENCE AND POLITICS Lukacs Experience, Identity and Philosophy The Politics of Experience Psychoanalysis, Experience and Politics The Problem of Ambivalence PART TWO: IDENTITY, EXPERIENCE AND SOCIOLOGY Back to Utopia Giddens and Modern Social Theory Goffman Frame Analysis Masculinity and Male Dominance The Sociology of the Emotions Sociological Literature and Literary Sociology Some Notes on John Berger's G PART THREE: IDENTITY, EXPERIENCE AND PSYCHOANALYSIS Freud and Philosophy The Psychodynamics of Theory What's Happening to Mourning? Conclusion Experiencing Identity

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