Summarise two theories of identity and compare their usefulness for explaining the real-world issues discussed in Chapter 1‚ ‘Identities and Diversities ’ I aim to present two psychological theories; Psychosocial-Identity-Theory and Social-Identity-theory (SIT)including their historical and biographical context and corresponding theorizers as it is likely that they were greatly shaped by these factors. Erik Erikson’s theory of Psychosocial-Identity associates identity as being shaped in response
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Personal identity is something many people have a hard time finding. Some individuals go through “phases”‚ resulting in being treated differently from others. They may dress differently and this may cause them to hurt themselves or others. I was lucky enough to be born in a very stable middle class family. I was raised to be a good person and help anyone in need. This upbringing shaped the way I think today; I am a kind person with respect to everyone and their opinions. Without this upbringing‚
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Social identity generally relates to how people identify themselves in relation to others according to what they have in common. Social identity offers people a framework of socializing and a sense of self-esteem but it can also influence their behavior. According to a research carried out people tend to favor members of their own group‚ in spite of whether the task to the group was based on the smallest commonality even if it was arbitrary. Similarly‚ social identity can also influence how others
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Communalism and Politics in India | Text of the lectureI would like to put before you some propositions to explain the phenomena called ‘communalism’ and its impact on security. First of all‚ I would like to state that security is also a ‘state of mind’. As far as the issue of communalism is concerned‚ it would be surprising to know that the number of people killed in communal violence in the last 50 years is lesser than the people killed in street crimes in the city of Detroit alone. Two
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stage involving object loss and a transformation of re-editing an identity (Blos‚ 1966).
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no single problem of personal identity‚ but rather a wide range of loosely connected questions. Here are the most familiar ones: Who am I? We often speak of one’s “personal identity” as what makes one the person one is. Your identity in this sense consists roughly of what makes you unique as an individual and different from others. Or it is the way you see or define yourself‚ or the network of values and convictions that structure your life. This individual identity is a property (or set of properties)
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Step 1: Generating Ideas * Read Destiny by Shalini Akhil * Answer the following questions: The text a) Who are the characters? b) What is a lungi‚ and what are rotis? c) What do you think is the message of this piece? Yourself d) What did you want to be “when you grew up”? Try to remember a really idealistic dream from when you were quite young. Go back to that memory and write a paragraph describing all the details of that dream: why you wanted it‚ how you imagined yourself to look
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Identity is a fundamental part of all humans. Whether one’s identity consumes their personality or lies in the shadow of their persona‚ all humans share this personality trait. Identity is defined as the distinctive characteristic belonging to any given individual or shared by all members of a particular social category or group. In cognitive psychology‚ the techicange definition of the term "identity" refers to the capacity for self-reflection and the awareness of self.(Leary & Tangney 2003‚ p.
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Summarise the two different psychological approaches to identity. How has each been used to further our understanding of this concept? Within the discipline of Psychology there has been much research focused upon the complex issue of Identity. Several approaches have been developed but this essay will discuss two of the more prominent theories - Psychosocial and Social Identity Theory - and explain how these have developed our understanding of the issue. Erickson was the founder of Psychosocial
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There are numerous factors that either make up or restrain the self-identity of a person or an individual. Culture‚ in addition to family traditions‚ is one of the factors that affect the self-identity of an individual. When growing up‚ the environment around affect the personality‚ values‚ as well as‚ beliefs of an individual. The environment includes friends‚ family members‚ and the people that affect the life of an individual. So‚ if the environment is negative‚ then an individual will have low
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