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​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.
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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: 
  • David Elkind 
  • Erik Erikson 
  • Carol Gilligan 
  • Robert Havighurst 
  • Jane Loevinger 
  • Jean Piaget 
  • a theorist not listed above 
- transitions through the life course: 
  • changing rights and responsibilities 
  • Theory of Generations: Karl Mannheim OR Generational Theory: Strauss–Howe. 
THEORIST Jean Piaget - watch the video but stop after 8:00mins (cognitive development)
THEORIST Erik Erikson - watch the video but stop after 6:00mins.
THEORIST Erik Erikson - Who am I? (identity crisis)
THEORIST Abraham Maslow - watch the video but stop after 6:00mins (motivation, social development and the hierarchy of needs)
THEORIST Lawrence Kohlberg - watch the video but stop after 8:30mins (morality development)
TASK: Develop a Fakebook page for one of the theorists.
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        • Influences
        • Processes
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        • Effectiveness
    • Preliminary Business Studies >
      • Nature of Business >
        • Role of business
        • Types of businesses
        • Influences
        • Business growth and decline
      • Business Management >
        • Nature of management
        • Management approaches
        • Management process
        • Management and change
      • Business Planning >
        • SMEs
        • Influences
        • Business Planning Process
        • Critical Issues
    • Economics >
      • Introduction to Economics >
        • The nature of economics
        • The operation of an economy
      • Consumers and Businesses >
        • Businesses
      • Markets >
        • Demand
        • Supply
        • Market equilibrium
        • Market structures
      • Labour Market >
        • Demand and supply of labour
        • Labour market trends
      • Economic Issues >
        • Economic growth
        • Unemployment
        • Inflation
        • External Stability
        • Distribution of Income and Wealth
        • Environmental Sustainability
    • Society and Culture >
      • Course Framework
      • Research Methods
      • P1: Social and Cultural World
      • P2 Personal and Social Identity
      • P3: Intercultural Communication
      • PIP
      • H1: Social and Cultural Continuity and Change
      • H2: Popular Culture - Social Media
      • H3: Equality and Difference
    • Geography (old syllabus) >
      • Coastal Management
      • Urban Growth and Decline
      • Human Rights
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