Identities in Everyday Life explores how identity theory in social psychology can help us understand a wide array of issues across six areas of life including psychological well-being; authenticity; morality; gender, race, and sexuality; group membership; and early-to-later adult identities. Bringing together over 45 scholars presenting original theoretical or empirical work, the chapters build upon prior work to understand the source, development, and dynamics of individuals' identities as they unfold within and across situations. These studies not only advance scholarly research on identities, but they also provide an understanding of the relevance of identities for people's everyday lives. The findings are relevant to a broad-based set of researchers in the academy across disciplines in the social sciences, education, and health, to students at both the graduate and undergraduate level who are interested in identities at both a personal and professional level, to mental health professionals, and to the average person in society.

Jan E. Stets is Professor and Co-Chair of the Department of Sociology and Director of the Social Psychology Research Laboratory at the University of California, Riverside. She is past Director of the Sociology Program at the National Science Foundation, and past Co-Editor of Social Psychology Quarterly. Professor Stets is a sociological social psychologist who works in the areas of self and identity, emotions, morality, and social exchange. She is the author of a dozen books and over 80 papers. She is the recipient of NSF grants, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Fellow of the Society for Experimental Social Psychology, and a member of the Sociological Research Association. She received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the ASA Emotions Section.
Richard T. Serpe is Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology at Kent State University. He is past Co-Editor of Social Psychology Quarterly and Sociological Perspectives. Professor Serpe is a sociological social psychologist who has been working in identity theory for the past forty years. His recent research is designed to further contextualize identity processes in terms of differential placement within the social structure. He has conducted or directed over 270 research projects funded by several private foundations, public and private organizations, local, state, and federal agencies.

Part I. INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1: Overview
Jan E. Stets and Richard T. Serpe
Part II. WELL-BEING
Chapter 2: Identity Accumulation, Verification, and Well-Being
Peter J. Burke and Christine Cerven
Chapter 3: Perceived Similarity in Identity Meanings, Identity Verification, and Positive Emotions
Matthew Grindal and Ryan Trettevik,
Chapter 4: Multiple Identities and Self-Esteem
Richard T. Serpe and Fritz Yarrison, Jan E. Stets, and Sheldon Stryker
Part III. AUTHENTICITY
Chapter 5: Authenticity and the Religious Identity
Philip S. Brenner
Chapter 6: Authenticity, Digital Media, and Person Identity Verification
Jenny L. Davis
Part IV. MORALITY
Chapter 7: Toward a Theory of Moral Identity Development
John Aldecoa
Chapter 8: The Moral Identity and Immoral Behavior
Jan E. Stets and Kevin McCaffree
Chapter 9: Intersectional Identities and Stigma Recovery: Affective and Cognitive Responses to Unethical Prosocial Events
Maria C. Ramos, Lynn Smith-Lovin, and Bethany Young
Part V. GENDER, RACIAL, and SEXUALITY ISSUES
Chapter 10: Gender Identity Among U.S. Adults
K. Jill Kiecolt, Michael Hughes, and Hans Momplaisir
Chapter 11: Racial Identity and Racial Attitudes among White Americans
Matthew O. Hunt and Ashely V. Reichelmann,
Chapter 12: Racial Exclusion and Queer Identity
Shaeleya Miller
Part VI. IDENTITIES AND GROUPS
Chapter 13: Identities Meanings and Categorical Inequality
Kimberly B. Rogers
Chapter 14: Controlled, Verified, and Understood: Status and Identity in the Field of Higher Education
Freda B. Lynn, Olga A. Novoselova, and Graham N. S. Miller
Chapter 15: Identity Formation in Street Demonstrations
Bert Klandermans and Jacquelien van Stekelenburg
Part VII. IDENTITIES OVER THE LIFE COURSE
Chapter 16: The Nature of the Ballet and Hip-Hop Dancer Identity
Melanie Kushida
Chapter 17: The Role of Signification Others in Shaping Fathers' Identities and Behavior
Jessica L. Collett, Kelcie Vercel, and Kayla D. R. Pierce
Chapter 18: Identity and the Self in Elderly Adults with Alzheimer's Disease
Linda Francis, Richard E. Adams, Alexandra Konig, and Jesse Hoey