Sociology 3321F/G Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Authoritarianism, Black Market, Anomie
22 Mar 2018
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Chapter 7 current scientific approaches to self-development and identity formation. Life cycle approach: obligations each generation has to preceding and next generations. Introduces importance of things other than the individual i. e. welfare of human species: ethical identity, three le(cid:448)els of a(cid:374)alysis fro(cid:373) erikso(cid:374)"s (cid:449)ork, subjective/psychological ego identity: sense of continuity. Individual aspect of personal identity: behavioural and character repertoires: collective facet of social identity: roles within a community or wider society, all three components are needed during identity stage if not identity crisis. Some typical identity formation strategies of late modernity: range of strategies to deal with identity-destabilizing nature of late-modernity reflects degrees of identity capital. Involves proactive developments of intellect, emotional maturity, vocational skills rooted in general interests and competencies. Involves learning about world and going out into world to actualize budding abilities: many people have ability to be resolvers but may be held back by commitments like (cid:272)hildre(cid:374), pare(cid:374)ts (cid:449)ho (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t pay for edu(cid:272)atio(cid:374) et(cid:272).
