Term
Identity Transformation- College Culture
demonstrating different stages of life using role transitions.
Role transition
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Definition
- engagement in certain activities, separation from former roles and creating a new role.
- Also include lots of changes and continuities in identity.
- The use of objects to obtain a continuous identity
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Term
TYPES OF IDENTITY
- SOCIAL IDENTITY
- SELF-IDENTITY
- PERSONAL IDENTITY
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Definition
1- Social Identity is Meanings others or society perceive that you attach to your role.
2- Self-identity is an identity that begins from adolescent years and it's continuous throughout your life as you get older and start working in different environment.
The reconstruct of biographies also plays a role in self-Identity.
Individuals striving to change how they use to be in the past to better themselves and their self-identity.
3- Personal Identity- It's determined based on the meanings given to someone when considering their biographical information.
It's possible to have many social identity but one can only have one personal identity.
Personal and self are based on biographical information |
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Term
Cause of changed in identity
"Character of the situation" |
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Definition
- A way to describe changes/transitions in roles which leads to changes in identity.
- Physical and social environment is a cause of the change also
- Leaving one identity----taking on a new one.
"Packing identity suitcase" (Adler, 112)
Examples: Transition from home to college
the working world
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Term
Distinguishing categories of objects-
Anchors & Markers |
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Definition
Anchors- Object representing past such as childhood and adolescents years.
Markers- Objects with many meanings and the meanings are bound to change based on what's included in the individual's biography. |
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"Anchors" & "Marker" by Gender
Stigma* |
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Definition
stigma is the distinguishing mark of the categories.
Men & women have different objects as anchors and markers.
- Example: 8 men out of 10 men and women are likely to be baseball cards collectors.
- 8 women out of 10 men and women are likely to be collectors of barbie dolls.
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| Social Networks changes Identity & Role Transition |
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Definition
| In many ways society helps determine not just your social Identity but both your self-Identity and your Personal identity. |
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White Priviledge
Constructing visions of Ethnicity
& Social Inequality |
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Definition
Self and others conception of different racial/social groups.
"Mixed Marriage" Acceptance becomes clear when interracial couple only sees it as "marriage"
Example: when a couple isn't getting married for all the wrong reasons. |
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Term
- Whites seeking interracial relationships (Adler)
- White supremacist/ Non supremacist Whites
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Definition
The interest of whites seeking interracial partners-
- Desire of partner's different culture
- "exotic" nature of desired partner.
White supremacist- Thinks that whites are superior compared to other people from different racial backgrounds such as african amercican, ect.
Non Supremacist Whites- Focus on Personal attributes of themselves as individuals. |
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- Race & Ethnicity: Blocked Mobility
- working class
- Social Inequality
- Gender roles
- Religion
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Definition
Race- refers to a groups genetics and physical characteristics to help separate you from other races.
Example: Black, White, caucasian, ect.
Ethnicity- Based on a group's race and cultural factors.
In my opinion race has a lot to do with nature and Ethnicity is more based on nurture.
- Religion, Gender role and languages are factors of ethnicity
- how you were born and cultural nature you were brought up in.
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Working class focuses on upper class, upper middle class, lower middle class, working class and lower class.
Gender roles- Women are less likely to work in upper middle class.
- This class persist of top executives. Less women carry such titles. This leads to social Inequality as well as gender roles
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Definition
| The lack of leadership roles women hold in these fields explains the topic of gender roles and how it changes based on what social class the person is in. |
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Race & ethnicity:
Upward Mobility |
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Definition
Level of education playing a role in moving up.
Businesses owned by lower working class and different races.
How each working group manages their working/professional image
Example: Working class blacks, racially mixed class.
Immigrants working to move upward. |
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