Identity is a highly contested topic sparking debates of nature vs nurture or whether or not the identity is one ‘thing’ or a collection of parts. (Click on mindmap for a larger version).
References:
Baggini, Julian. Is There a Real You? TEDxYouthManchester. 2011.
de Beauvoir, Simone. The Second Sex. Jonathan Cape, 1953.
Herbert Mead, George. Mind, Self & Sociology. Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, 2015.
Huseman, Beth. Roni Horn aka Roni Horn. New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 2009. Print.
Onorato, Rina S. & Turner, John C. “Fluidity in the self-concept: the shift from personal to social identity.” European Journal of Social Psychology 34.1 (2004):257-278. Online.
Zevallos, Z. (2011) ‘What is Otherness?,’ The Other Sociologist, 14 Oct,https://othersociologist.com/otherness-resources/