Language:
English
Year of publication:
2022
Titel der Quelle:
European Judaism
Angaben zur Quelle:
55,1 (2022) 28-41
Keywords:
Identity (Philosophical concept)
;
Group identity
;
Jews Identity
Abstract:
The term ‘identity’ has come to be associated with our membership of various groups based upon gender, sexuality, race, religion, culture and class. A psychological perspective moves beyond identity politics and emphasises both group and the individual. The selves we become are based upon who we internalise through identification. An aspect of this is our ancestral history. The author uses a personal story to illustrate the dynamic interrelationship between our group and personal identities. Our identities can be a badge of honour or a burden. How we are treated according to the labels applied to us shapes the sense we have of ourselves. Psychological work aims to help a person distinguish between who they truly are and what was forced upon them in the course of their lives. This requires a dual focus on the group legacies we carry and the individual as the unit for understanding identity.
DOI:
10.3167/ej.2022.550103
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