The Notion of Identity
According to psychologist Erik Erikson, identity means, “a system of self-definitions of the social actor”. This modern sense of identity denotes not only “sameness”, but also an image according to which one associates and projects oneself. Michael Wintle said that the most important feature of ide...
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International Association for Political Science Students (IAPSS)
2006-06-01
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According to psychologist Erik Erikson, identity means, “a system of self-definitions of the social actor”. This modern sense of identity denotes not only “sameness”, but also an image according to which one associates and projects oneself. Michael Wintle said that the most important feature of identity is its multiple nature. It is possible to have a single identity but it will always be made up of several separate identifications, some of which might be contradictory. Some are stronger than the others and the pattern can change over time. People are often influenced by multiple identities that apply based on circumstances such as national, racial, social and language identities.
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| spelling | doaj.art-37b5df4a23e5498d8b04b8d0f570e7a92023-10-13T18:24:01ZengInternational Association for Political Science Students (IAPSS)Politikon2414-66332006-06-011210.22151/politikon.12.11The Notion of IdentityZeljka Babic0Collegium Civitas, Polish Academy of Sciences According to psychologist Erik Erikson, identity means, “a system of self-definitions of the social actor”. This modern sense of identity denotes not only “sameness”, but also an image according to which one associates and projects oneself. Michael Wintle said that the most important feature of identity is its multiple nature. It is possible to have a single identity but it will always be made up of several separate identifications, some of which might be contradictory. Some are stronger than the others and the pattern can change over time. People are often influenced by multiple identities that apply based on circumstances such as national, racial, social and language identities. https://politikon.iapss.org/index.php/politikon/article/view/245European identityidentity politicspluralismglobalizationcultureregional identity |
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