What influences our social identity?
2.3What the syllabus asks of you
- Social identity: Key aspects of social identity: age; gender; ethnicity; social class
- Social identity: Impact of each aspect on individuals and social groups in different societies
- The digital self and online identities: Positive and negative impacts of social networks, social media and virtual communities on identity
- Globalisation
- Globalisation’s influence on individual and social/cultural identities, e.g.: Cultural defence
- Globalisation’s influence on individual and social/cultural identities, e.g.: Hybrid identities
- Globalisation’s influence on individual and social/cultural identities, e.g.: The homogenisation of identities
- Positive and negative impacts on identity of: Cultural diversity
- Positive and negative impacts on identity of: Multiculturalism
- Positive and negative impacts on identity of: Global culture
- Postmodernist views of identity as chosen rather than given: Digital identities
- Postmodernist views of identity as chosen rather than given: Identities linked to consumption patterns and lifestyle in a ‘pick and mix’ society
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Chapter 2: What influences our social identity?
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