New Directions in Identity Theory and Research

Over the past four decades - and most especially in recent years as issues of identity continue to play out across the public stage - identity theory has developed into one of the most fascinating and active research programs within the spheres of sociological social psychology. Having emerged out of a landmark 2014 national conference that sought to integrate various research programs and to honor the groundbreaking work of Dr. Peter J. Burke, New Directions in Identity Theory and Research brings together the pioneers, scholars, and researchers of identity theory as they present the important theoretical, methodological, and substantive work in identity theory today.

Edited by Dr. Jan E. Stets and Dr. Richard T. Serpe, this volume asserts that researchers and scholars can no longer rely on using samples, measures, concepts, and mechanisms that limit the overall advancement of identity theory and research. Instead, as Stets and Serpe contend in their introductory chapter, "Researchers constantly must try out new ideas, test the ideas with more refined measures, use samples that are representative yet racially and ethnically diverse, and employ methods (perhaps mixed methods) that capture the different dimensions of the identity process." This book is the truest testament to this idea.

In New Directions in Identity Theory and Research, Stets, Serpe, and contributing authors urge readers to think outside the box by providing the road map necessary to guide future work and thought in this emerging field.

Jan E. Stets is Professor of Sociology and Co-director of the Sociology Psychology Research Laboratory at the University of California, Riverside. She is a micro-theorist with expertise in identity theory. Her research is in the areas of self, identity, emotions, and morality. She is the author or editor of six books and over 70 articles and book chapters. She is the recipient of several National Science Foundation grants and has served as a program officer at the Foundation. Dr. Stets is also a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and has chaired the American Sociological Association (ASA) Section on Emotions, the ASA Section on Social Psychology, and the ASA Section on Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity. She has co-edited Social Psychology Quarterly.

Richard T. Serpe is Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology at Kent State University. He is a sociological social psychologist who has been working in the area of identity theory for the past thirty years. His research contextualizes identity processes in terms of differential placement within the social structure. In addition to New Directions in Identity Theory and Research, he is the editor of one other book and the author of over 25 articles and book chapters. Dr. Serpe is the recipient of over twenty funded grants. He has served as vice president of the Pacific Sociological Association and has chaired the sociology department at California State University, San Marcos. He has co-edited both Sociological Perspectives and Social Psychology Quarterly.

PART I: INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1: New Directions in Identity Theory and Research: Looking Back and Moving Forward
Jan E. Stets and Richard T. Serpe

PART II: THEORY
Chapter 2: Does Mead's Framework Remain Sound?
Robin Stryker and Sheldon Stryker

Chapter 3: Some Effects of a Stroke on Identity Change: An Autobiographical Account
George J. McCall

Chapter 4: Identity and Social Capital: How to Advance Democracy at the Level of Interaction
Peter L. Callero

Chapter 5: Identity and Exchange: Person Identities and Power Use
Scott V. Savage and Jan E. Stets

Chapter 6: Identity Theory in a Digital Age
Jenny L. Davis

PART III: METHOD AND MEASUREMENT
Chapter 7: The Emergence of Status Structures
Peter J. Burke

Chapter 8: Neural Processing of Identity-Relevant Feedback: An Electroencephalographic Study
Will Kalkhoff, Richard T. Serpe, Joshua Pollock, Brennan Miller, and Matt Pfeiffer

Chapter 9: The Role of Identity Commitment and Selective Interaction Strategies on the Drinking Behavior of Simulated Agent Interactions
Jason Martinez and Ben G. Fitzpatrick

Chapter 10: Time as a Situational Constraint to Role-Identity Performance
Philip S. Brenner

Chapter 11: Distinguishing Obligatory and Voluntary Identities
Mary Gallagher

Chapter 12: Contextualizing Proximate Social Structure in Identity Theory
Fritz W. Yarrison

PART IV: SOCIAL AND GROUP IDENTITIES
Chapter 13: Racial Identity, Racial Discrimination, and Depressive Symptoms among African Americans and Afro-Caribbeans
K. Jill Kiecolt, Hans Momplaisir and Michael Hughes

Chapter 14: The Dynamics of Ethnic Identity and Personal Well-Being: A Multi-Group Comparison
Yasmiyn Irizarry and Matthew O. Hunt

Chapter 15: Reflected Appraisals and Stereotype Threat: Investigating the Relationship between Role and Social Identity Feedback
David M. Merolla

Chapter 16: Social Movements and the Construction of Queer Identity
Shaeleya D. Miller and Verta Taylor and Leila J. Rupp

PART V: STIGMATIZED IDENTITIES
Chapter 17: Stigma Resistance and the Mental Illness Self-View
Kristen Marcussen and Emily K. Asencio

Chapter 18: Deaf Identity and Depression
Michael J. Carter and Danielle C. Mireles

Chapter 19: Stigmatized Identities: Choice, Accessibility, and Authenticity
Brooke L. Long

PART VI: EMOTIONS
Chapter 20: Dispersion of Identity Meanings, Negative Emotion, and Identity Discrepancy
Allison Cantwell

Chapter 21: The Influence of the Ideal and Ought Self Guides on the Affective Consequences of Identity Verification
Ryan Trettevik and Matthew Grindal

Chapter 22: Happiness and Identity Theory
Jessica A. Leveto

PART VII: CONCLUSION
Chapter 23: The Future of Identity Theory and Research
Peter J. Burke and Sheldon Stryker