The third edition of Social Identity builds on the international success of previous editions, offering
an easy access critical introduction to social science theories of identity, for advanced undergraduates
and postgraduates. All of the previous chapters have been updated and extra material has been
added where relevant, for example on globalisation. Two new chapters have also been added; one
addresses the debate about whether identity matters, discussing, for example, Brubaker; the second
reviews the postmodern approach to identity.


The text is informed by relevant topical examples throughout and, as with earlier editions, the emphasis
is on sociology, anthropology and social psychology; on the interplay between relationships of similarity
and difference; on interaction; on the categorisation of others as well as self-identification; and on power,
institutions and organisations.

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