P2 Personal and Social Identity

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL IDENTITY

Related Depth Study Concepts

the self and self-concept
socialisation
social construct

life stages and life course
roles and status
rights and responsibilities

kinship
class
ethnicity

The Nature of the Development of Personal and Social Identity

Students will develop knowledge and understanding of the nature of the development of personal and social identity through the study of:
- the development of personality, self-awareness and self-concept
- the development of identity and the social self
- the role of socialisation and the influence of agents of socialisation on the development of personal and social identity
- the influence of each of the following on the development of personal and social identity:

family and kinship
ethnicity and culture
gender
sexuality
beliefs
location, class and status
peers
school
media, including contemporary communication technologies
the ‘nature versus nurture’ debate
‘adolescence’ as a social construct and its validity for different cultures

Most of this part of the topic can be taught through the following project.

For the full task download this file:

who_are_you.pdf
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Here's a Prezi to accompany the task (based on old syllabus though):

Other resources

Birth order effect on personality theory debunked
Generations (McCrindle Research)
The 7-Up Series (21-up best for contrasting with students' lives and where they are heading) > Worksheet
Adolescent development (MindMatters)
Adolescent development (World Health Organisation)

But wait, there's more...

Students will develop knowledge and understanding of the nature of the development of personal and social identity through the study of:
- theories that offer an explanation or understanding of the development of the physical and social self: TWO theorists to be studied from the following list: