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This new, completely revised version builds on the popular success of the First Edition It seeks tanswer the basic social question of wham I? by developing an understanding of self-identity as formed in social relations and social activity Comprehensive, jargon-free and authoritative, it will be required reading on courses in self and society, identity, and personality formation Praise for the First Edition: A masterpiece of scholarly analysis and a book that should be read by anyone interested in either personality or social behavior —Contemporary Psychology Burkitt deserves praise for the clarity with which he presents his overview of the relevant theories, for the cogency which he offers his own critiques of these theories, and for his commitment tthinking dialectically about the self —Theory & Psychology A very valuable contribution tits field —Sociology Burkitt offers a discerning discussion the volume is essential reading for anyone concerned with this challenging problem —Choice
