• It Is Primarily Through Identification Through Social Groups that We Define Ourselves

     

    Essays1 Philisophy

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Published: 20.05.2004.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
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  • Essays 'It Is Primarily Through Identification Through Social Groups that We Define Ours', 1.
Extract

As primarily social animals, human beings naturally seek out different groups to which they feel they have a certain sense of belonging. But there are two different aspects of this issue involved: identifying oneself with a social group for its social implications and identifying oneself with a social group for internal needs. A person can have two different identities, one that involves an individual's self-perception and the way that others see that particular individual. There is a natural dichotomy between the two sides of one's personality that is usually displayed between the different types of social groups with which an individual may identify oneself.…

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