Can Identity Not Be Formed In Isolation
Identity cannot be formed in isolation. Identity is always composed by the individual in response to social surroundings. Especially our early experiences have a strong impact on our identity. In sociology, identity is defined as a social entity, which forms itself by growing into the sociocultural environment by adopting social roles throughout life.
According to George Herbert Mead, the self is not only a social structure but also a valued social construction, reproduced time and again in everyday life. For him the self was an aspect of the human mind that is created from interaction with others.
IDENTITY FROM A NEUROSIENTIFIC/ NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL POINT OF VIEW
How it all comes together to produce a person, the sense of self, is still
a new question for neuroscience. Neuroscientists investigate to what extent notions like ‘mind’ ‘memory’ or ‘consciousness’ relate to the human brain. Scientists found out that different kinds of damages to specific areas of the brain can alter them. There is no special brain region unique to our species. What differentiates us from other species is the size of certain brain regions.
According to George Herbert Mead, the self is not only a social structure but also a valued social construction, reproduced time and again in everyday life. For him the self was an aspect of the human mind that is created from interaction with others.
IDENTITY FROM A NEUROSIENTIFIC/ NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL POINT OF VIEW
How it all comes together to produce a person, the sense of self, is still
a new question for neuroscience. Neuroscientists investigate to what extent notions like ‘mind’ ‘memory’ or ‘consciousness’ relate to the human brain. Scientists found out that different kinds of damages to specific areas of the brain can alter them. There is no special brain region unique to our species. What differentiates us from other species is the size of certain brain regions.