Identical Twins - The Social Construction Performance of Identity in Culture Society

This book conceptualises twin identity as a multi-layered dynamic that changes through performance, and explores twin identity through a social constructionist approach. This is fascinating reading for students and researchers in critical and cultural psychology, and anyone interested in twin studies.

List of contents

Introduction
1. Cultural representations of twins
2. Traditional twin research in psychology
3. Being misunderstood
4. Twin identity
5. Couples
6. Twins, culture and psychology
References

About the author

Dr Mvikeli Ncube is a Visiting Teaching Fellow at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, in the Faculty of Health, Psychology and Social Care. He is also an associate researcher with Caribbean African Health Network based in the same University. Ncube has published articles on Cultural Psychology and Social Identity.

Summary

This book conceptualises twin identity as a multi-layered dynamic that changes through performance, and explores twin identity through a social constructionist approach. This is fascinating reading for students and researchers in critical and cultural psychology, and anyone interested in twin studies.

Product details

• Authors: Mvikeli Ncube
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2018
• EAN: 9780815353522
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-5352-2
• No. of pages: 112
• Series: Concepts for Critical Psychology; Concepts for Critical Psychology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / General, Social, group or collective psychology