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- A Configuration Approach to Mindset Agency Theory
- A Configuration Approach to Mindset Agency Theory
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Part I Cybernetic Sociopsychology and Agency
- Part II From Cognition to Affect
- Part III Modelling Identity Types through Agency
- Chapter 10 Identity as a Component of Personality
- Chapter 11 Modelling Identity Types – the Case of Donald Trump
- Chapter 12 Agency, Personality, and Multiple Identity Types – the Case of Theresa May
- Summarising Narrative for Part III
- Part IV Formal Possibilities in Mindset Agency Theory
- Part V Conclusion
- Book part
- Notes
- Glossary
- References
- Index
Chapter 12 - Agency, Personality, and Multiple Identity Types – the Case of Theresa May
from Part III - Modelling Identity Types through Agency
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 July 2021
- A Configuration Approach to Mindset Agency Theory
- A Configuration Approach to Mindset Agency Theory
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Part I Cybernetic Sociopsychology and Agency
- Part II From Cognition to Affect
- Part III Modelling Identity Types through Agency
- Chapter 10 Identity as a Component of Personality
- Chapter 11 Modelling Identity Types – the Case of Donald Trump
- Chapter 12 Agency, Personality, and Multiple Identity Types – the Case of Theresa May
- Summarising Narrative for Part III
- Part IV Formal Possibilities in Mindset Agency Theory
- Part V Conclusion
- Book part
- Notes
- Glossary
- References
- Index
Summary
Here, we develop on the last chapter by elaborating on the theory relevant to multiple ontologically distinct (i.e., private, personal, and public) identities, and then use this to explore the personality of Theresa May, the prime minister of the United Kingdom in 2019. On 23 June 2016, the British government, led by David Cameron, held a referendum on whether the United Kingdom should remain in the European Union (EU) or exit (British exit, or Brexit). His purpose was party political rather than for national interest (Parker, 2016). The controversial outcome was that 52 per cent of voters expressed their preference to leave the EU. David Cameron resigned, and the then Home Secretary, Theresa May, was given the role of prime minister.
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- A Configuration Approach to Mindset Agency TheoryA Formative Trait Psychology with Affect, Cognition and Behaviour, pp. 395 - 429Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021