Identity and identities: the individual, the group, the society, Liberation: Catherine Alpern

The emergence and spread of the concept of identity are linked to the emergence of modern individualism. And this removes the attribute of it as an inherent fixed fact and makes it a constructive process, which in part is improvisational, worked on by the individual throughout his life. The research in this book addresses various manifestations of individual identity, which initially form through socialization institutions, such as the family and school, and in a second stage, reference groups, such as clubs, parties, and professions, take on the process of shaping identity, and finally, belonging groups, ethnicity, nationalism, and religion, which become effective tools in periods of disturbance and critical junctures. Number of pages: 654