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In:Identity Struggles: Evidence from workplaces around the world
Edited by Dorien Van De Mieroop and Stephanie Schnurr
[Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture 69] 2017
► pp. 445–454

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Chapter 24
Epilogue

Identity struggles as a reflection of knowledge, competing norms, and attempts for social change

Published online: 26 April 2017
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Article outline
  • Introduction
  • Identity struggles related to knowledge
  • Identity struggles related to competing norms
  • Identity struggles as a potential for social change
  • Opening up new avenues for identity research
  • References
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