Identity

Question 1

what is the definition of idenity

Answer 1

the way we see ourselves in relation to other people

Question 2

what is a passive identity

Answer 2

one which you were born or socialised into

Question 3

what is an active identity

Answer 3

those which people actively try to pursue

Question 4

what is an individual identity

Answer 4

how an individual defines themselves e.g own abilities and flaws

Question 5

what is a social identity

Answer 5

in relatin to the social group someone is in, has little choice in e.g men or women

Question 6

what is a collective idenitiy

Answer 6

identity based on a social group you choose to be part of e.g football fan

Question 7

what are multiple idenities

Answer 7

includes serval identities rather than one e.g a daughter and a student

Question 8

what is a stigmatized identity

Answer 8

(Goffman) demeaning and excludes people form full acceptence of society e.g disabled

Question 9

what are primary identities

Answer 9

formed early in life during primary socialisation e.g gender

Question 10

what is a secondary identity

Answer 10

build on those established by primary socialisation, linked to people experences of agents of socialisation

Question 11

what do funcationalists believe about identity

Answer 11

Parsons- various social insitutions in society allocate peoples social role based on the principle of best fit
meritocracy- those with the highest ability and effort will be rewarded with the best jobs

Question 12

what do marxist believe about identity

Answer 12

identity is shaped by capitalism
the economy causes alienation- proletariats are alienated from each other and products they create due to the production line
ruling class create idenitity and transmit it through ideology (false class consciousness)

Question 13

what do feminists believe about identity

Answer 13

gender identity by patriarchy
gender role socialisation (oakley) -taught traditional ideas about identity
Beavoir- woman are persuaded through socialisation to see patriarchal concepts of womens identity as being their own
Male gaze- stereotypical ideas of female identity based on male perspectives

Question 14

how many action theories of identity are there

Answer 14

5

Question 15

who came up with the looking glass theory and what is it

Answer 15

Cooley
identity is developed through how you believe others see and percieve you during interactions

Question 16

who came up with the I and the Me theory what what is it

Answer 16

Mead
The I- spontaneous selfish part of self powered by impulse
The Me - social self- understand impact of impulses might have on others- changed to suit society

Question 17

what is the labelling theory and who came up with it

Answer 17

Becker
identity formed through how we are labelled
self-fulfilling prophecy - when labels can become ur master status

Question 18

what is the dramaturgical model and who made it

Answer 18

Goffman
identity based on what role someone chooses to play
front stage- impression managament we constructed to impress
back stage- real authentic self

Question 19

what do postmodernists believe about identity

Answer 19

identity used to be fixed and stable but in a postmodernist society it is more fluid and changeable
sources of identity are changing and there are more types eg social class, gender