Identity Flashcards
1
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Performativity
A
Person constructs identity through everyday acts, in relation to others and social influences
2
Q
Problems with identity in modern economy
A
- Marx: alienation, commodification
- Braverman (1974)
- James (2007)
- Sennett (1988)
3
Q
Problem of meaning
A
We are encouraged to feel passionate and emotionally attached to our jobs, yet there is a lack of meaning because of the precariousness within our jobs.
4
Q
Identities beyond work
A
People hold multiple identities:
- source of respite (diversity of areas where we can grow our identities)
- source of conflict (competing roles)
5
Q
Dirty work
A
Society stigmatizes them, rejects their presence
- physical taint
- social taint
- moral taint
6
Q
Self-Branding
A
- Paul Du Gay (1996)
- Individual life as an enterprise project
- driven by desire to optimize self worth
7
Q
Self and Authenticity
A
Choose to do something you want or because it is expected of you
- little freedom as our identity is socially formed and constrained
- does not lead to happiness & positive meaning
