Marked Identities Narrating Lives between Social Labels and Individual Biographies
Description
Western society has become increasingly diverse, but stereotypes still persist in the public discourse. This volume explores how people who have a marked status in society - among them Travellers, teenage mothers, homeless people - manage their identity in response to these stereotypes.
Keywords
Language Arts & DisciplinesLinguisticsPsychologyPersonalitySocial ScienceSociologySocial PsychologySociolinguisticsHistorical & Comparative
2014Book
Author(s)Roberta Piazza, Alessandra Fasulo
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9781137332806
LanguageEnglish
