Identity Flashcards
Identity
Our sense of who we are as individuals and as members of social groups
How we perceive ourselves and how we are perceived by others
How does Cooley (1969) describe the development of the self?
The self is developed through interactions with other people
According to Mead (1934), how do we develop our sense of self?
Through interaction with others
Because we interact in many different social contexts, we have many different selves
What are hybrid identities?
A combination of two or more identities
What does Nayak (2003) refer to with ‘White wannabes’?
Individuals who adopt speech patterns and cultural markers of another group
Define intersectionality in social contexts.
Belief that everyone has different experiences that may intersect
What does the concept of intersectionality suggest about identities?
People may have overlapping identities
Fill in the blank: We interact in many ______ social contexts.
[diverse]
True or False: According to the text, individuals have a single, fixed identity.
False
Crenshaw (1989)
Termed intersectionality as: the understanding of different people’s varying experiences in the world and that people may have overlapping identities
Social Identity
How individuals are perceived by others (external factors)
Jenkins (1996)
Termed identity as: Understanding who we and others are, and how people see themselves
Tajfel and Turner
Identity is to categorise people into groups and help us to fit in. We identify with people who are similar to us through our characteristics (e.g. age), chosen (e.g. religion, career) and core (behaviour, values)
Cultural homogenisation
When different cultures become more similar to each other
Links to global culture, globalisation, Hall, McDonaldisation
