tStruggles of identity in the age of globalisation: Searching for anchors that hold Elirea Bornman Department of Communication Science University of South Africa ABSTRACT This article explores the intricate interrelationships between discourses on and struggles of identity and the multiple processes associated with increasing globalisation in the modern age. Globalisation is often exclusively associated with worldwide economic integration and the emergence of a borderless global
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1) What is Identity? Identity is by definition- 1. The state of having unique identifying characteristics held by no other person or thing. 2. The individual characteristics by which a person or thing is recognized. Identity by my definition- Identity is the specific personality of an individual and the behavior of a person in response to their surrounding environment. Since identity is what shapes us as individuals‚ some people search for “their identity” in order to understand their existence
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its own‚ far surpassing our conscious understanding and in order to create a sense of solidity we develop identity. Identity is difficult to define as it is still subject to large philosophical and psychological debate but is given a broad definition in order to satisfy the many different views as “maintaining a state of continuity of self and remaining same over time”. The formation of identity and the many ways in which is is formed is subject to even more theological debate but for the purposes
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INTRODUCTION Human Lifespan Development Human development is marked by different stages and milestones over the lifespan. It is expressed over three domains: physical‚ cognitive and socio/emotional. While human physical and cognitive development is universal‚ socio/emotional definitions and development vary from culture to culture. Gaining a basic knowledge of human lifespan development will lead to a better understanding of the appearance‚ perceptions and behaviors of the self and others. Adolescence
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• ‘Stateless’ MNCs • Within MNCs worldwide diffusion of technologies‚ knowledge and information Convergence of world economies 17 September 2012 10 Why is nationality important to people? • Individual identity and social identity • Three processes of social identity formation: • social categorization • social comparison • social identification • (Self-)categorization: what is the salient category? 17 September 2012 11 Why is nationality important to people? • Positive stereotyping
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showcase their identity through the expression of their interests‚ opinions and principles in their profiles or interactions with their online friends when they join communities of their interest or social networking sites like Facebook. Many comment that identity production through digital communities is a vivid representation of identity production in the real world hence equipping one with the skills needed for networking in the real world. On the other hand‚ others criticize that identity production
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‘Our sense of self is very vulnerable to external pressures’ In everyday life‚ humans are surrounded with pressures that can influence the formation of their identity. External pressures such as the environment we live in‚ the culture we belong to and the presence of other people‚ are often uncontrollable and can have a crucial impact on our sense of self. This idea is explored in great depth in Ray Lawler’s classic Australian play‚ “The Summer of the Seventeenth Doll”‚ where it is reflected how
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reasoning‚ identity statuses‚ and the effect of peer pressure on an adolescent development. Andrew’s character was analyzed to see how it is related to the Lawrence Kohlberg’s theory of Moral Reasoning. It was found that he displayed both the preconventional level and the conventional level. However he has not displayed the postconventional level. His character was analyzed to see how it is related to James Marcia theory of identity statuses. His character display identity diffusion‚ identity foreclosure
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Personal identity‚ Social identity and Social categorization Following early psychologists study‚ such as Freud’s three-level model of self-structure( )‚ ego psychology(Harmann‚ 1958)‚ and self psychology (Kohut‚ 1907)‚ Erik Erikson(1950;1968) developed the concept and theory of personal identity by linking individual biological changes and the sociocultural environment‚ thereby rejecting both absolutism of psychosexual development and the omnipotence of socialization(Janos L‚2014). The identity concept
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The theoretical underpinning will be discussed with reference to the nature versus nurture debate and also the continuity versus discontinuity argument. It will then be shown how Erikson has influenced the way psychologists view the importance of identity during adolescents. Firstly‚ however‚ Erikson’s work will be put alongside that of Freud’s to establish an understanding of the basis from which it came. Erikson’s psychosocial model was heavily influenced by Freud‚ and shares a number of central
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