Identity: LT2

Question 1

identity

Answer 1

How individuals define themselves which can be fluid a d changeable

Question 2

personal identity

Answer 2

Relates to how individuals define themselves, what is important to them E.g. DNA

Question 3

social identity

Answer 3

Defines individuals based on the social group E.g. ethnic groups

Question 4

collective identity

Answer 4

shared by social groups including personal and social identities E.g. Goths

Question 5

Multiple Identities

Answer 5

Several identities in different circumstances E.g. Good student, Goth in peer group

Question 6

Goffman: Stigmatised identity

Answer 6

an undesirable or demeaning identity that excludes people from acceptance in society.

Question 7

Becker: master status

Answer 7

dominate identity which overrides other aspects of a persons identity

Question 8

Giddens and Sutton: construction

Answer 8

. Primary identities: early life during primary socialisation through family
. Secondary identities: linked to secondary socialisation through school or work

Question 9

Functionalist view on identity

Answer 9

. identities largely fixed based on shared norms and values
. Socialised through primary and secondary

Question 10

Marxist view on identity

Answer 10

. identities largely fixed based on social class positions

Question 11

Feminist view on identity

Answer 11

identities largely fixed based on gender caused by gender stereotypes

Question 12

Social action theory view on identity

Answer 12

. Goffman: dramaturgical model
. Cooley: Looking glass self
. Beckers: Labelling theory