Identity Flashcards
1
Q
The internalisation of norms, values etc., all contribute to the construction of what?
A
Personal characteristics
2
Q
Where do personal characteristics derive from?
A
socialisation of each individual within the groups they belong too
3
Q
What do personal characteristics do?
A
Help form our personal identity and differentiate us from others, also influence how we and others perceive us.
4
Q
James argues what about identity?
A
It’s made in a reflexive process where we consider the outward looking perspective and become able to think subjectively.
5
Q
Who and why disagrees with James?
A
Davis- argues personal identity is the defined by the way in which we manage our social identities- the groups and statuses too whom we are socially recognised as belonging too.
