Social and Personal Identity: Understanding Yourself

How can you understand yourself? Where do your views, attitudes and values come from and why do they change? This accessible and illuminating book provides a reliable guide to these questions. The book:p- Demonstrates that personal identity is formed aroundpbasic needs for security and self-esteem and the personalpdesires that flow from themp- Shows the role of the emotions in personal lifep- Explores the limits of approaches that deny the existencepof 'individuals' and 'personal experience'p- Demonstrates how we build on everyday problems andpdilemmas of life to shape our moods, attitudes and feelings.pShrewd and compelling, the book will be of interest to anyone studying Social Psychology and Sociology.