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Advancing Identity Theory, Measurement, and Research

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Editors:
  1. Jan E. Stets

    1. Social Psychology Research Laboratory, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, USA

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  2. Ashley V. Reichelmann

    1. Department of Sociology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA

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  3. K Jill Kiecolt

    1. Department of Sociology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA

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  • Highlights theory and measurement advances in identity research
  • Showcases the latest insights into a host of identities
  • Illuminates identities within persons and groups

Part of the book series: Frontiers in Sociology and Social Research (FSSR, volume 10)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction to Advancing Theory, Measurement, and Research in Identity Theory

      • Jan E. Stets, Ashley V. Reichelmann, K. Jill Kiecolt
      Pages 3-14

  3. Theory and Measurement

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
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    2. Conceptualizing Identity Prominence, Salience, and Commitment

      • Peter J. Burke
      Pages 17-33

    3. The Importance of Where: The Role of Place in Identity Theory

      • Timothy R. Rose, Kelly L. Markowski
      Pages 35-58

    4. Assessing and Improving Measures of Identity Salience

      • Philip S. Brenner, Richard T. Serpe, Tracy L. Reed
      Pages 59-78

    5. Exploring Current Gender Meanings: Creating a New Gender Identity Scale

      • Jan E. Stets, Melanie Kushida, Phoenicia Fares, Monica M. Whitham
      Pages 79-107

  4. Research: Individual Processes and Outcomes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 109-109
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    2. The Mental Health Consequences of Sexual Identity Discrepancies

      • Trenton D. Mize, Long Doan
      Pages 111-134

    3. Nonverification of the Attractiveness Identity from Adolescent Dating Partners on Mastery, Anxiety, and Apprehension

      • Eric E. Sevareid, Monica A. Longmore, Peggy C. Giordano, Wendy D. Manning
      Pages 135-153

    4. The Materiality of Identity

      • Kelcie L. Vercel
      Pages 155-176

    5. Identity Theory and Pleasure: Understanding Sexual Selves Through a Pleasure–Identity Lens

      • Shae D. Miller
      Pages 177-198

    6. Normative, Counter-Normative, and Temporary Identities, Proximal Social Structure, Identity Prominence, and Self-Esteem

      • Michael M. Harrod, Richard T. Serpe
      Pages 199-228

    7. Multiple Identities: The Parent Identity, Gender Identity, and Happiness

      • K. Jill Kiecolt, Michael Hughes, Hans Momplaisir
      Pages 229-249

    8. Student, Mexican American Student, or White Student? The Relative Influence of Identity Prominence on Academic Performance, Educational Aspirations, and Academic Self-Esteem

      • Laura Aufderheide Brashears
      Pages 251-274

    9. Black/Latinx Scientist or Black/Latinx and Scientist? Multiple Identities, Threat, and Self-Esteem Among Minority STEM Students

      • Brennan J. Miller, Kelly L. Markowski
      Pages 275-296

  5. Research: Group Processes and Outcomes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 319-319
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    2. Ethnic Identity Achievement, Identity Verification, Group-Specific Self-Worth, and Intergroup Attitudes Among Latinos

      • Matthew Grindal
      Pages 297-317

    3. The Structure of Racial Identity: Comparing Non-Hispanic White and Black Americans

      • Matthew O. Hunt, Ashley V. Reichelmann
      Pages 321-338
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About this book

This volume presents recent advances in identity theory, which is a prominent and active theory in sociological social psychology and a versatile framework for explaining the sources of identities, how they develop, how they operate in situations and groups, and how they influence behavior and well-being. The volume is organized around new theoretical developments, measurement techniques, and research in the field. Theoretical developments covered in the volume sharpen, reframe, and expand fundamental concepts in identity theory. State-of-the-art techniques for measuring identities assess, refine, and update existing measures. New research in the volume addresses both individual processes and outcomes and group processes and outcomes. The chapters together showcase the wide applicability of identity theory to a host of identities, such as the religious, gender, sexual, physical attractiveness, racial/ethnic, parent, student, partisan, and group member identities. The volume editors introduce identity theory and provide an overview of the chapters. In the last chapter, they describe how this volume points to future directions for advancing theory, measurement, and research in identity theory. 

This volume is of interest to a wider readership, including sociological social psychologists, sociologists, and scholars in other disciplines (psychology, political science, economics, education) whose research or teaching deals with identities. Graduate and advanced undergraduate students interested in identity research will also find this book accessible. Finally, this is for discerning laypersons who are interested in how identities influence and shape their lives and affect their well-being.  


Editors and Affiliations

  • Social Psychology Research Laboratory, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, USA

    Jan E. Stets

  • Department of Sociology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA

    Ashley V. Reichelmann, K Jill Kiecolt

About the editors

Jan E. Stets is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Sociology and Director of the Social Psychology Research Laboratory at the University of California, Riverside. Professor Stets is a sociological social psychologist who works in the areas of self and identity, emotions, morality, and social exchange. She uses identity theory to understand individuals' self-views, emotions, and moral sensibilities within and across situations. Her research primarily employs experimental and survey designs, and her analytic approach is quantitative. She is the author of 12 books, 100 articles and book chapters, and numerous grants. Her books have been translated into Japanese, Croatian, Polish, and Chinese. Her Handbook of the Sociology of Emotions received the 2008 Outstanding Contribution Award from the ASA Section on Emotions. She received the 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award from the ASA Emotions Section, and the 2020 Cooley-Mead Award for Distinguished Scholarship from the ASASocial Psychology Section. She is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She is past director of the Sociology Program at the National Science Foundation, past co-editor of Social Psychology Quarterly, and past chair of the ASA Section on Emotions, the ASA Section on Social Psychology, and the ASA Section on Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity. 


Ashley V. Reichelmann is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Associate Director of the Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention at Virginia Tech. Reichelmann is a sociological social psychologist whose work focuses on racial identity, collective memory, and intergroup relations. She uses identity theory to understand how self-views about one's racial group affect intra- and inter-group perceptions, policy support, and behavior. Her research equally employs quantitative and qualitative methods, including survey-based experiments and in-depth interviews. Her research has been supported by the National Science Foundation and the Fahs-Beck Fund for Research and Experimentation. Her articles have appeared in Social Psychology Quarterly, Advances in Group Processes, American Behavioral Scientist, Public Opinion Quarterly, Race and Social Problems, and Sociological Inquiry.


K. Jill Kiecolt is Professor Emerita in the Department of Sociology at Virginia Tech. She is a sociological social psychologist whose research is broadly concerned with identities and well-being. She uses identity theory, stress process theory, and a social structure and personality framework, and most often analyzes existing surveys. She has published research and theory on numerous aspects of identity, including racial/ethnic identity, gender identity, multiple identities, identities and well-being, and identity change, both intentional and from participation in social movements. Her work has appeared in Social Psychology Quarterly, Society & Mental Health, The Sociological Quarterly, Social Science Research, and Personal Relationships, and in numerous edited volumes.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Advancing Identity Theory, Measurement, and Research

  • Editors: Jan E. Stets, Ashley V. Reichelmann, K Jill Kiecolt

  • Series Title: Frontiers in Sociology and Social Research

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32986-9

  • Publisher: Springer 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 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-32985-2Published: 26 August 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-32988-3Due: 26 September 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-32986-9Published: 25 August 2023

  • Series ISSN: 2523-3424

  • Series E-ISSN: 2523-3432

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 395

  • Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Sociological Theory, Political Science, Personality and Social Psychology

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