Identity theory [electronic resource] /
Peter J. Burke and Jan E. Stets.
- New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009.
- 1 online resource (xiii, 256 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The authors describe and illustrate identity theory, a social psychological theory that attempts to understand identities their sources in interaction and society, their processes of operation, and their consequences for interaction and society from a sociological perspective.