Identity

Question 1

Identity definition

Answer 1

How we see ourselves and how others see us

Question 2

Achieved or ascribed?

Answer 2

Identity can either be achieved - worked towards, chosen

Or ascribed- no choice at all

Question 3

Personal identity

Answer 3

Aspects of ourselves that make us unique from others

Question 4

Social identity

Answer 4

Aspects of which we share to the group we belong to

Question 5

Gender identity

Answer 5

Used to describe the range of social + cultural characteristics that differ with being masculine or feminine

Varies fron cultural or diff societies

Learned through socialisation

Question 6

Simone de beauvoir

Answer 6

Suggests that females are not born women but rather become women through socialisation of feminininty

Question 7

Functionlist view

Answer 7

Parsons (1955) women take on a more rexpressive role in the family due to their childbearing position , this is natural and is later reinforced with socialisation

Question 8

Feminist view

Answer 8

Gender identity is a social construct that is created by a patriachal society.A male dominated society that reinforces on how women and men should be like

Question 9

Gender identity

Answer 9

Sociobiologist Wilson, states that due to reproduction it allows men to be more promiscuous than women as they are “spreading their seed”.Women however , need to stay faithful as their role is nurturing and parenting the child

Question 10

Masculinity

Answer 10

Connell 2005

• Masculinity changes and takes different forms at different times
• in white western societies , masculinity is hegemonic which defines as a practice that legitimizes a male dominant position and also places women in a subordinate position

Question 11

Mac and ghail (1994)

Answer 11

Explains how boys learn to be men through their friendgroup and learn hoe to police theirs and others sexuality.
Gender power is based on hyper masculinity which is a main source of power for macho lads

Crisis of masculinity, uses term to refer to the loss of the breadwinner identity in a lot of workint class families

Question 12

Passive identity

Answer 12

Identity that youre born with or socialised into , like age , gender , sexuality, class

Active identity, identity that people create when theyre actively pursuing for e.g a footballer

Question 13

Sameness

Answer 13

Characteristics or features that make you like others

Question 14

Differences

Answer 14

Aspect of your personality that feels unique to you