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Tag Archives: identity
What is Socialization?
A Basic Definition: The social processes through which new members of society develop awareness of social norms and values and help them achieve a distinct sense of self. It is the process which transforms a helpless infant into a self-aware, … Continue reading
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Tagged education, family, identity, institutions, Media, self, socialization, society, Sociology
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An Introduction to Ethnicity
While the idea of race implies something fixed and biological, ethnicity is a source of identity which lies in society and culture. Ethnicity refers to a type of social identity related to ancestry (perceived or real) and cultural differences which … Continue reading
Posted in Ethnicity, Race and Ethnicity
Tagged Ethnicity, identity, minorities, Race, Sociology
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An Introduction to Sex, Gender and Gender Identity
The aim of this post is to provide a very brief introduction to the very complex topic of sex, gender and gender identity. Sex, gender and gender identity: basic definitions Sex refers to the biological differences between men and women … Continue reading
From Pilgrim to Tourist – Or A Short History of Identity, Zygmunt Bauman
If the modern problem of identity was how to construct an identity, the postmodern problem of identity is how to avoid fixation and keep the options open. If the catchword of modernity was creation, the catchword of postmodernity is recycling. … Continue reading
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Tagged bauman, identity, modernity, Postmodernism
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What is Individualisation?
Individualisation is ‘compulsory’ rather than being about genuine personal freedom, and is an integral part of self-hood in the neoliberal (dis) order. As Ulrich Beck and Elisabeth Beck-Gernsheim (2001/2002) have argued, individuals are compelled now to make agonistic choices throughout … Continue reading
Posted in Culture and Identity
Tagged beck, identity, individualisation, neoliberalism, Sociology
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What is the Neoliberal Subject?
What are the key aspects of the neoliberal subject? Below is a brief summary of some of the key theorizing around and indicators of the successful neoliberal subject, drawn from Verdouw 2016 (1) They are an entrepreneurial, competitive creature, forming … Continue reading
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Tagged identity, neoliberalism, Sociology, subjectivity
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Mobile Phones and Digital Nomadism
Mobile phones seem to be having a profound impact on the way we interact with each other and on how we understand ourselves and our relation to place. Their increased usage has mean that many of us have moved away … Continue reading
Posted in Culture and Identity, Digital nomads, Media
Tagged digital nomad, identity, mobile phones, Sociology
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Erving Goffman and Judith Butler’s Perspectives on Identity
A summary of one chapter from Steph Lawler’s Book – ‘Identity: Sociological Perspectives’ – Masquerading as ourselves: Self-Impersonation and Social Life In this chapter Lawler deals with the work of Erving Goffman and Judith Butler – for both identity is … Continue reading
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Tagged Goffman, identity, Judith butler
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Nadiya Hussain’s Gift to A Level Sociology
The Chronicles of Nadiya, fronted by last year’s Bake-Off winner Nadiya Hussain, is a surprisingly solid piece of sociological TV. (Episode 1 is available on iPlayer until Friday 23rd Sept 2016, or on eStream until Armageddon if yer one of … Continue reading
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Tagged Bangladesh, Culture, identity
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