Identity Work's Relevance For Understanding Contemporary Work

In the article Fixed and Footloose: Work and Identity in the Twenty-First, author Ursula Huws analyzes the changing shape of the global job market. He points out that due to technological change and an increase in globalization jobs that were previously tied down to a certain place, “fixed jobs”, are now becoming “footloose jobs”, that have no geographical restrictions. Huws states that this change causes people to move more frequently and have less job security, even a person with specialized skills.

Broadly, identity is said to be a “self-concept,” or the progressive, cognitive portrayal that one usually holds of his or her self (Markus & Wurf, 1987). The research of identity and how identity is formed has been contemplated in lieu of multiple angles of a human experiences (Baxter, 2011). Professional Identity is a personal professional self- concept based on factors such as beliefs, attributes, values, motives, and experience (Ibarra, 1999; Schein, 1978). In any career it is important for an individual to have his or her own professional identity to be able to bring something to their profession. As a social worker professional identity is very important to be aware of, because when the worker is aware of his or her identity it can effect them as workers and how they improve, support, and work with their patients.

     There are many aspects of identity in the poem “Sex without Love,” by Sharon Olds. I can relate my own thoughts to how the author views the subject that she talks about in this poem. There has been a situation in my own life where I was thinking to myself, just as the author was, “How do they do it, the ones who make love without love?” (Olds 740). Having been raised as a well-rounded and disciplined person, as well as religious, I know the discouragement of having premarital sex. It’s not just the immorality that these characters are experiencing that the author is talking about, but they probably have personal issues that have to do with a their self worth and identity. These

Identity is a state of mind in which someone recognizes/identifies their character traits that leads to finding out who they are and what they do and not that of someone else. In other words it's basically who you are and what you define yourself as being. The theme of identity is often expressed in books/novels or basically any other piece of literature so that the reader can intrigue themselves and relate to the characters and their emotions. It's useful in helping readers understand that a person's state of mind is full of arduous thoughts about who they are and what they want to be. People can try to modify their identity as much as they want but that can never change. The theme of identity is a very strenuous topic to understand

Kärreman, Dan. & Alvesson, M. 2004. Cages in Tandem: Management Control, Social Identity, and Identification In a Knowledge-Intensive Firm. Sweden : SAGE, 2004, pp. 150-152.

As I reflect on my individualities, I must take into consideration, all of my life experiences that have had made significant impacts on my vivacity. One's identity is constructed by several different characteristics and attributes that are not limited to just their uniqueness’s, such as appearance or things that can be seen. As a white female born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, I sometimes feel discouraged, as though I don’t have an exciting identity to expose; However, I was lucky to be raised in a city that is known for having a large Hispanic cultural influence. Many of these influences were adopted into my family and have resided with me; So, regardless of where I live, they will always be a part of who I am.

There are millions of words across the globe that are used to describe people and uncover their identity, but what is identity? How can you begin to describe something that varies so greatly from one human being to another? Can you create a universal meaning for a word describing human concepts that people often fail to define for themselves? Of course there isn't one definition to define such a word. It is an intricate aspect of human nature, and it has a definition just as complex.

Completing the Identity Art Project made me think about the core elements of my life and what was really important to me. I felt somewhat similar to people in the class by sharing the same ethnicity, age, and hobbies as some. In a class of less than 35 it’s interesting to see the many people who are shares these common aspects as you. One reason why I feel different than my classmates are through their struggles. Many people in our class shared a touching story of the struggles they had to face and I can see how those struggles made them grow as individuals. It made me come to a conclusion where I believe I’m very sheltered compared to these people who had tough lives through suicide, divorces, or a missing parent. It made me realized even

Personal identity is essential in the human experience. Identity is complex and can be broken down into two main groups: introspective identity, and bodily identity. Introspective identity is based off of the groups, mentalities, or beliefs that you align yourself with, and bodily identity is based off of the physical side of yourself. Whether physical or introspective, your identity impacts every action you take. Whether choices ranging from what colors you prefer to which college you want to attend are primarily based off of your introspective identity, which is a combination of both memory and consciousness, physical identity impacts how others perceive you. Consciousness is mainly the awareness of bodily identity as well as continuous introspective identify, while memory is awareness of introspective identity. These two different facets of identity are imperative in the distinction between bodily identity and introspective identity. In means of personal identity introspective identity (which is evident in memory), is essential, while bodily identity (based partially in consciousness) has less credit.

Describing the concept of functional identity, Zaleznik (1970) quoted in his business publication on Organization Culture “I shall suggest in this article, frank recognition of the importance of personality factors and a sensitive use of the strengths and limitations of people in decisions on power distributions can improve the quality of organizational life.” (p.48). Fast forward to modern workplace and researchers still making a case for diversity. Specifically, a business case for women in management. The social integration is only a part of the image, the functionally conscious practices in organizations also make a

The highlights of organisational structures on ‘Token’ women is in contrast to the fucus on individualism for women’s voice literature, but both of women’s voice and Kanter’s token women theories are view gender as neutral. One of the most important study is Kanter’s Tokenism Theory, which attempts to expose hidden dimensions and brings new understandings of gendered power through her study of “Indosco”. Kanter (1977) drawed attention to the relationship between numbers and organisations in which the way shows a numerical disadvantage for women in the workplace, and this is about “visibility”. In her study, she explored the visibility of “token” women working in male- dominated environment and proposed four types of groups: total, balanced,

For managers to effectively institutionalize their businesses, they must have absolute knowledge of their business environments and the salient issues that may affect the operations of their organizations both within and outside so as to be able to proffer absolute and sustainable solution that will keep them in existence. Some of the issues affecting managers in business are Gender Equality and Work-life balance. This assignment critically analyse the these identified issues, showed their relative importance, their importance to management and their relationship to positive social change.

First, women in the professional world face harsh criticisms that are both portrayed in the media and rooted in Biblical interpretations. A Commercial by Pantene points out the issue of labelling. A man is labelled “boss,” while a woman is labelled “bossy”; a man staying late at work is “dedicated,” while a woman staying late at work is “selfish” (Social Voice

Many people question themselves, what is it exactly that makes them unique? What is it that defines them as a unique person that no one in the world possesses? In philosophy, these questions do not have just one answer, and all answers are correct depending on which theory appeals most and makes sense to you. In general, there are two ways people approach this question, some say that a person’s identity is the “self” that carries all of their experiences, thoughts, memories, and consciousness (ego theorists), and some say that a person’s identity is just a bundle of experiences and events that a person has been through in their life, these people deny that the “self” exists (bundle theorists). In this paper, I will be arguing that a person’s identity is just a bundle of experiences, denying the self and the memory criterion.

While childhood seemed like a breeze, my adolescent years were anything but that. Adolescence, the transition between childhood and adulthood beginning with puberty, is a time full of physical and psychological changes both positive and negative. During this time individuals are in search of their identity, a task that can yield a lot of confusion. The question of who am I lingers in the back of adolescent minds and the answer anything but simple. This struggle for an identity and one’s place in society can lead to stress. Through exploration and soul searching, however, one might find their identity. For me, this question seemed impossible to answer, however, I always had a strong desire to fit in and be liked by others. Reading through the different developmental theories in the text, I started to compare them to events in my own life and noticed many significant similarities.