Identity

Question 1

What is identity ?

Answer 1

How you see yourself including self concept and self-concept and clearly affected by how others see you and can be personal and social identity on how we are different and similar to other
Can also be a product of your experience through socialisation and formed by agents of socialisation through life

Question 2

What is personal identity ?

Answer 2

How YOU see yourself, your interest and beliefs

Question 3

What is social identity ?

Answer 3

How OTHERS see you

Question 4

What are the seven key identities being studied ?

Answer 4

1. Ethnicity
2. Gender
3. Class
4. Age
5. Nationality
6. Sexuality
7. Disability

Question 5

What is ascribed identity/status ?

Answer 5

Something we cannot choose. E.g Race and sex they are fixed and stay the same entire life

Question 6

What is achieved identity/status ?

Answer 6

Something we accomplished in the course of our lives can be through work and effort Or due to your profession

Question 7

What is intersectionality

Answer 7

Different social categories that interconnect and overlap causing discrimination and disadvantage
E.g social class is more significant for those form ethnic minority and experience additional discrimination