Identity in question

Please note: this course will close on Monday 11 December 2023. You can continue to study this course up until this date.Why is identity important and how are identities formed? This free course, Identity in question, looks at the many different ways in which identity can be categorised. By examining the requirements of the state, how a child views gender, and the importance of race or place of birth, you will start to understand how each individual can have more than one identity.

• Introduction
• Learning outcomes
• 1 Questions of identity
• 1 Questions of identity
• 1.1 What is identity?
• 1.1.1 Summary
• 1.2 Who am I?
• 1.2.1 Summary
• 2 Gender identity and gender development
• 2 Gender identity and gender development
• 2.1 The development of gender identity
• 2.2 Gender categories
• 2.2.1 Summary
• 3 Identity, inequality and social class: what it is to be poor
• 3 Identity, inequality and social class: what it is to be poor
• 3.1 ‘Making ends meet’
• 3.2 Necessities and luxuries
• 3.3 How others see us
• 3.3.1 Summary
• 3.4 Audio activity
• 4 Where do you come from?
• 4 Where do you come from?
• 4.1 Race and place
• 4.1.4 Summary
• 5 Conclusion
• 5 Conclusion
• References
• Acknowledgements