identification

Examples of identification in the following topics:

• Ethnicity

  • In 1978, Anthropologist Ronald Cohen claimed that the identification of "ethnic groups" in the usage of social scientists often reflected inaccurate labels more than indigenous realities:
  • In this way, he pointed to the fact that identification of an ethnic group by outsiders, e.g. anthropologists, may not coincide with the self-identification of the members of that group.
  • Therefore, the socio-cultural and behavioral differences between peoples of different ethnicities do not necessarily stem from inherited traits and tendencies derived from common descent; rather, the identification of an ethnic groups is often socially and politically motivated.
  • The following categories - "ethnic categories," "ethnic networks," "ethnies" or "ethnic communities," and "situational ethnicity" - were developed in order to distinguish the instances when ethnic classification is the labeling of others and when it is a case of self-identification.
  • Ethnicity, like race, continues to be an identification method that individuals and institutions use today—whether through the census, affirmative action initiatives, non-discrimination laws, or simply in personal day-to-day relations.

• Uses of the concept

  • The identification and definition of "roles" by the regular equivalence analysis of network data is possibly the most important intellectual development of social network analysis.

• Conformity and Obedience

  • Harvard psychologist Herbert Kelman identified three major types of conformity: compliance, identification, and internalization.
  • Identification is conforming to someone who is liked and respected, such as a celebrity or a favorite uncle.
  • Differentiate among compliance, identification, and internalization; and between obedience and conformity

• Social Identity Theory

  • Identification carries two meanings.

• The Four Social Revolutions

  • The Four Social Revolutions refer to the identification of social change through modes of subsistence.

• The Psychological Perspective

  • These effects are also increased when they expect discrimination due to their identification with negatively stereotyped group.

• Affiliation

  • According to the American Religious Identification Survey, religious belief varies considerably by region.

• Student Subcultures

  • Scenes are distinguished from the broad culture through either fashion, identification with specific (sometimes obscure or experimental) musical genres or political perspectives, and a strong in-group or tribal mentality.

• Legal Definition of Race

  • Census Bureau currently uses race and ethnicity as self-identification data items.

• Identity Formation

  • Similarly, an ethnic identity is the identification with a certain ethnicity, usually on the basis of a presumed common genealogy or ancestry.