![]() I close with a look toward the future, suggesting trajectories aimed at synthesizing traditional and current concerns. ![]() This essay explores all such agenda as raised in key works published since 1980. Many works refocus attention from the individual to the collective others prioritize discourse over the systematic scrutiny of behavior some researchers approach identity as a source of mobilization rather than a product of it and the analysis of virtual identities now competes with research on identities established in the copresent world. Recent literature constitutes an antithesis to such concerns. Sociologists focused primarily on the formation of the "me," exploring the ways in which interpersonal interactions mold an individual's sense of self. Microsociological perspectives dominated work published through the 1970s. Introduced by the works of Cooley and Mead, identity studies have evolved and grown central to current sociological discourse. ![]() The study of identity forms a critical cornerstone within modern sociological thought. ![]()
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