10. Identity - Where does it come from?
10. Identity - Where does it come from?
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Identities are based on our membership of, or identification with,particular social groups. Sometimes these identities are given to us at birth – we are born male or female or with black or white skin, for example. This is the biological determinism view. However, some social identities involve a greater degree of choice, for example, we may actively seek to identify with some groups such as punk rockers. This is the Social Constructionist view – our identity is based on ‘nurture’. People are, in part, socialised into their identities.
