9699 · 1.3
Social identity and change
9699 — social identity, class, gender, ethnicity, age, and how identities shift over time.
Need to know
What you need to know
- Traditional class identity was rooted in occupation and production (e.g., manual vs. non-manual).
- De-industrialisation has fragmented traditional working-class identity.
- Postmodernists highlight the rise of consumer culture and lifestyle in shaping class identity.
- Bourdieu's concept of 'cultural capital' shows how class background continues to shape tastes and choices.
- Class identity is now seen as a negotiation between structural factors and individual consumption choices.
Explanation
Social identity and change
- Traditional class identity was rooted in occupation and production (e.g., manual vs. non-manual).
- De-industrialisation has fragmented traditional working-class identity.
- Postmodernists highlight the rise of consumer culture and lifestyle in shaping class identity.
- Bourdieu's concept of 'cultural capital' shows how class background continues to shape tastes and choices.