DD101:

Craig Hammond
TMA06 (2014)
Option 2:
Evaluate the claim that personal identity
changes as the result of acts of identification

DD101 (2014): TMA06 Option 2

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Qsn: Evaluate the claim that
personal identity changes as the
result of acts of identification
Remember
You dont need to cover
everything, select what to include
as part of your argument.
You are asked to evaluate the
claim: So look at the strengths and
weaknesses of the argument.
Do this, based upon the concepts,
definitions, evidence and theories
that you have covered in the
relevant chapters.
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Qsn: Evaluate the claim that
personal identity changes as the
result of acts of identification
TMA advice suggests
You need to define the concept of
identification:
A way of thinking about changes or
movement of identity is through the act
of identification. This involves imagining
oneself in another persons place.
(Chapter 6, page 255)
Chapter 6: empirical research project
on motherhood and identity change
You might find this useful in terms of
evidence about identity conflict, and
how roles/relationships shape identity.

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Personal Freedom / External Control
Qsn: Evaluate the claim that
personal identity changes as the
result of acts of identification
Lets consider the Qsn
The claim is that, personal identity
changes through identification
Think about that for a moment
To what extent do YOU agree with the
claim
How is your own identity shaped,
influenced and/or changed?
To place this into a more general
context let us consider the
following (disorder on the streets)
example
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Qsn: Evaluate the claim that
personal identity changes as the
result of acts of identification
So how might we evaluate this claim
What theoretical frameworks can
you think of (from DD101) that you
could use to explore:
Personal identity & how it is
shaped?
Question (take a few minutes &
feedback)
How many different theorists /
concepts / theoretical frameworks
can you think of that maybe of
use for this?
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Qsn: Evaluate the claim that
personal identity changes as the
result of acts of identification
Did you get the following
Theorists: Michel Foucault; Howard
Becker; Erving Goffman; Harold
Garfinkel; Karl Marx; Sigmund
Freud; Erik Erikson; Emile
Durkheim:
Concepts:
Discourse;
labelling;
economic oppression/exclusion;
lack of discipline/morality

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Qsn: Evaluate the claim that
personal identity changes as the
result of acts of identification
Concluding thoughts
How might you structure your
essay/response to this question
What key areas/paragraphs
might/could you include

Based on tutor (TMA) feedback so
far, what areas of difficulty /
confusion do you still have when
essay writing?
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