title: The Self We Live By: Narrative Identity in a Postmodern World
author:  James A. Holstein 
description: "A fascinating attempt to reconcile the 20th-century concept of the social self with postmodernist thinking, this volume makes an important contribution to the literature of both the social sciences and humanities. Following a brief introductory chapter, the authors take the reader on a crisp,<br />condensed historical journey through various conceptions of the self and the theorists most responsible for their development."--B. Ayers-Nachamkin, Wilson College<br /><br />"Well organized. It offers a variety of information on pertinent theorists and theories. Written in a manner that makes it easy for students to understand sociology and its role in everyday life."--Sonya Gantt, Wayne State University<br /><br />"Just the text I was looking for....Looks like a great book."--Penny Green, University of Southern Colorado
zlib_text: Contents
  Series title
  Title page
  Copyright page
  Dedication
  Acknowledgements
  Introduction
  The Arts of Self
  Concepts of the Self
  The Structure of the Book
  1 Self, Society and Everyday Life
  Self, Symbols and Others: Symbolic Interactionism
  Presentations of Self: Goffman
  Reflexivity and the Self: Giddens
  Further Reading
  2 The Repression of Self
  Psychoanalysis and the Self
  Culture and Repression
  Further Reading
  3 Technologies of the Self
  Technologies of the Self: Foucault
  Governmentality: New Technologies, New Selves
  Further Reading
  4 Self, Sexuality and Gender
  Feminism and Psychoanalysis: Two Recent Views
  The Politics of Gender Performance: Butler
  Queer Theory: Contesting Self, Defying Gender
  Further Reading
  
  5 The Postmodern Self
  All that is Modern Melts into Postmodern?
  Strategies of the Self: Modern and Postmodern
  Further Reading
  6 The Algorithmic Self
  The Brave New World of AI
  Chatbots, Talk and the Self
  Algorithmic Surveillance and the Self
  Further Reading
  Note
  7 The Individualized Se