A New Psychological Perspective on Identity content: Its Conceptualization, Measurement, and Application

Felicity Turner

A New Psychological Perspective on Identity content: Its Conceptualization, Measurement, and Application

Felicity Turner

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De inhoud van een identiteit is een centraal concept in sociaal-psychologisch onderzoek. De inhoud van een identiteit draagt immers haar betekenis en definieert daarmee hoe mensen zichzelf zien. De huidige literatuur over dit onderwerp (bijv. feministisch onderzoek en onderzoek naar groepsnormen en ‘identity complexity’) hanteert echter een kakofonie aan theorieën en methodes. In reactie hierop ontwikkelt deze these een nieuwe en overkoepelende benadering. Deze benadering integreert reeds ontwikkelde ideeën over hoe de inhoud van identiteit werkt in een overkoepelende theoretische en methodologische benadering (hoofdstuk 2). In de rest van de these ligt de nadruk op de empirische toepassing van deze benadering. De focus ligt hier op politisering (hoofdstuk 4-7): het proces wat mensen ondergaan wanneer zij zichzelf als activist gaan zien. We onderzoeken de betekenis van politieke identiteiten (hoofdstuk 7), waarom betekenisvolle identiteiten noodzakelijk zijn (hoofdstuk 3) en hoe politiek actief zijn deel gaat uitmaken van het zelfbeeld (hoofdstuk 6) en hier zelfs dominant in kan worden (hoofdstuk 4 & 5). Dit opent de black-box van politieke identiteiten: We zien hoe die er inhoudelijk uitziet en waar die vandaan komen, wat nieuw onderzoek naar politisering mogelijk maakt. Het biedt bijvoorbeeld de kans om reeds lang veronderstelde processen grondig empirisch te onderzoeken. Ons onderzoek laat op basis van deze benadering zien dat politisering een langdurig proces is van kwalitatieve verandering in het zelfbeeld. In dit proces worden meerdere identiteiten geleidelijk aan met elkaar in harmonie gebracht tot een totaal, coherent en politiek georiënteerd zelf.

Originele taal-2	English
Kwalificatie	Doctor of Philosophy
Toekennende instantie	Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Begeleider(s)/adviseur	van Zomeren, Martijn, Supervisor Postmes, Tom, Supervisor
Datum van toekenning	16-feb.-2017
Plaats van publicatie	[Groningen]
Uitgever	University of Groningen
Gedrukte ISBN's	978-94-6328-131-7
Status	Published - 2016

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Chapter 2 Final publisher's version, 3,91 MB
Chapter 3 Final publisher's version, 935 KB
Chapter 4 Final publisher's version, 2,43 MB
Chapter 5Final publisher's version, 2,2 MB
Chapter 6 Final publisher's version, 605 KB
Chapter 7 Final publisher's version, 792 KB
Nederlandse SamenvattingFinal publisher's version, 273 KB
ReferencesFinal publisher's version, 375 KB
AcknowledgmentsFinal publisher's version, 287 KB
KLI Dissertation SeriesFinal publisher's version, 1,36 MB
Complete thesisFinal publisher's version, 16,9 MB
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