Manuilsky M. A. Identity: the essence, basic configuration. Human Being, 2017, Issue 2, pp. 22-35.

Abstract

Identity is a set of self-characteristics entity that constitute the role-prescriptions (including the required for their performance quality, skills, inclinations), and status (membership of an individual to a particular group with the appropriate rights and obligations, and symbolic capital). This set reflects the basic set of social positions, forming the society. The main function of identity — marking of the subject, performing a certain role. However, the demands of society, the requirements of the individual adjusted an individual based on his needs and abilities. The main forms of identity are: supporting (socially acceptable), transformed (pretending), marginal (edge), accumulated, actual, projected. Examines in detail the little-studied form of identity design.

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