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Despite well established, ongoing, and vigorous research programs in sociological investigations of self-esteem and identity, and the two areas natural kinship and common roots, the self-esteem and identity nexus has nevertheless failed to receive adequate theoretical and empirical attention (see Cast & Burke, 2002; Ervin & Stryker, 2001; Thoits & Hewitt, 2001; Owens & Aronson, 1999 for recent exceptions). In addition, whether considered individually or collectively, both areas have much work to do with respect to understanding the role of race and ethnicity as a cause and correlate of self-esteem and identity (see Hunt, Jackson, Powell, Steelman 2000).
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Owens, T.J., Serpe, R.T. (2003). The Role of Self-Esteem in Family Identity Salience and Commitment among Blacks, Latinos, and Whites. In: Burke, P.J., Owens, T.J., Serpe, R.T., Thoits, P.A. (eds) Advances in Identity Theory and Research. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9188-1_7
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