Overview
- Revisits a neglected aspect of a famous concept: Erving Goffman’s ‘moral career’
- Gathers contributors from sociology, criminology and pedagogy
- Draws on theoretical perspectives like symbolic interactionism, dramaturgy, and existential sociology
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book focuses on the experience of leaving unusual or extreme situations: from military careers to religious communities, subcultures, criminal groups and political leadership. It explores how people become disillusioned with and disengaged from these social worlds, challenging their sense of self-identity and cultural belonging. Each chapter considers how participants negotiate the process of ‘role exit’ and adjust to their new identity back in the everyday world. Drawing on symbolic interactionist and existentialist theories, the authors discuss how ex-members dismantle and rebuild their lives in a search for personal meaning.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Susie Scott is Professor of Sociology at the University of Sussex, UK.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Ex-treme Identities and Transitions Out of Extraordinary Roles
Editors: James Hardie-Bick, Susie Scott
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93608-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-93607-5Published: 04 February 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-93610-5Published: 04 February 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-93608-2Published: 03 February 2022
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 187
Topics: Social Theory, Political Science, Developmental Psychology