| Damaged Identities, Narrative Repair: Worker Risk and Opportunity in the New Economy Contributor(s): Nelson, Hilde Lindemann (Author) |
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ISBN: 0801436656 ISBN-13: 9780801436659 Publisher: Cornell University Press OUR PRICE: $128.70 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Social Psychology - Psychology | Mental Health - Psychology | Personality |
| Dewey: 155.92 |
| LCCN: 00011733 |
| Physical Information: 0.83" H x 6.27" W x 9.32" (1.14 lbs) 228 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Hilde Lindemann Nelson focuses on the stories of groups of people--including Gypsies, mothers, nurses, and transsexuals--whose identities have been defined by those with the power to speak for them and to constrain the scope of their actions. By placing their stories side by side with narratives about the groups in question, Nelson arrives at some important insights regarding the nature of identity. She regards personal identity as consisting not only of how people view themselves but also of |
Contributor Bio(s): Nelson, Hilde Lindemann: - Hilde Lindemann Nelson is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Michigan State University. She is coauthor of The Patient in the Family, editor of Feminism and Families and Stories and Their Limits: Narrative Approaches to Bioethics, and coeditor of Recognition, Rights, and Responsibilities: Feminist Ethics and Social Theory. |