Description
This book focuses on the experience of leaving unusual or extreme situations: from military careers to religious communities, subcultures, criminal groups and political leadership. It explores how people become disillusioned with and disengaged from these social worlds, challenging their sense of self-identity and cultural belonging. Each chapter considers how participants negotiate the process of 'role exit' and adjust to their new identity back in the everyday world. Drawing on symbolic interactionist and existentialist theories, the authors discuss how ex-members dismantle and rebuild their lives in a search for personal meaning.
Author: James Hardie-Bick
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 02/04/2023
Pages: 187
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.42d
ISBN13: 9783030936105
ISBN10: 3030936104
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Sociology | General
- Political Science | General
- Psychology | Developmental | General
About the Author
James Hardie-Bick is Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Criminology at the University of Sussex, UK.
Susie Scott is Professor of Sociology at the University of Sussex, UK.