Globalized Identities

This book explores the impact of globalization on self and identity from multidisciplinary perspectives. Chapters cover a variety of topics including the impact of cultural inertia on intergroup relations, global consumer identity, radicalization, evolving national identities, young people's negotiations of different cultural identities, the emergence of all inclusive global identities, and the impact of global citizenship education on global identity. This collection will be of value to scholars and students from across the social sciences.

Autorentext

Iva Katzarska-Miller is a Professor of Psychology at Transylvania University, USA. Her research interests focus on global citizenship and intergroup relations and she is the co-author of The psychology of global citizenship: A review of theory and research. Stephen Reysen is a Professor of Psychology at Texas A&M University-Commerce, USA. His research interests include topics related to personal and social identity and he is the author of books such as Transported to another world: The psychology of anime fans and CAPE: A multidimensional model of fan interest.

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Chapter 1: Changes in Conceptualization of Self and Identity as a Function of GlobalizationIva Katzarska-Miller and Ford Faucher
Chapter 2: Cultural Inertia and Self-identity: Threatened Identities in a Changing WorldAngel Armenta and Michael Zarate
Chapter 3: Globalization and Global Consumer Culture: The Deterioration, Augmentation, Resuscitation, Fortification, or Transmutation of Personal and Social IdentitiesMark Cleveland
Chapter 4: Cultural Globalization and Radicalization: Proliferation of Intercultural Contact, Ethnic Identity Threat, and Fear of Cultural ErosionSimon Ozer and Milan Obaidi
Chapter 5: Globalization and Evolving National Identities: The Role of EssentialismNur Yalcinkaya
Chapter 6: Imagining America in a Global EraSheila Croucher
Chapter 7: Negotiating Identities in a Globalized World: From Southeast Asia to the San Joaquin ValleyJessica McKenzie
Chapter 8: Globalization and All-Inclusive Global IdentitiesStephen Reysen
Chapter 9: Can Being a Global Citizen Contribute to a Local Society in Japan? Impacts of Global Citizenship on Intergroup Ideologies and Civic EngagementSatoshi Moriizumi
Chapter 10: Study Abroad and Identity FormationCourtney Smith
Chapter 11: The Impact of Globalization on How We Learn: Global Citizenship Education as a Path Towards Global IdentitiesGerhard Reese and Nadine Etzkorn