Identity- Acquiring culture Flashcards
1
Q
what is identity?
A
Our sense of self
2
Q
what is our identity down to
A
inherited characteristics and the social structures that we are apart of
3
Q
what is identity constructed from
A
interactions with others and the social world (socialisation)
4
Q
master status
A
identities which dominate many aspects of a persons life. e.g. gender or disability
5
Q
postmodernism
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- people have more freedom to choose their identity
- a part of identity is the process of othering (being Welsh is ‘not being English)
6
Q
George Herbert Mead
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identity links to the external world and how others portray us
7
Q
Evring Goffman
A
the social world is like a play in which we all play a part to present ourselves
8
Q
Sigmund Freud
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Childhood experiences play an important role in the development of identity in adulthood, particularly sexual and gender identities.
