Understanding Identity - Audio
Who are we? What shapes us into the people we are? Over the last 50 years advances in society and technology has meant that we can be whoever we want to be. Infertile couples have the chance of conceiving a child; a man can become a woman; if an organ fails, you can get a new one. But is it all for the greater good? There are people in today's society who wouldn't think twice about putting a patent on our biological and genetic heritage. The tracks on this album discuss issues such as identity, the relationship between the natural and the social sciences, and the colossal topic of ethnicity, especially in the UK. The material forms part of the course DD100, An introduction to the social sciences: understanding social change
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 7 minutes
- Episodes
- 15
- Years Active
- 2009 - 2010
Identity - what is it?
Definitions of identity, the existence of personal and social identity and the way in which concepts of identity have changed.
00:07:18 |
Wed 11 Mar 2009
Formation of Identity
Identities are formed by society and by individuals. Identities are created by people’s responses to us and our reactions to those responses.
00:07:34 |
Wed 11 Mar 2009
Changing identity
Ability to change our identities and how this has been influenced by developments in technology. Constraint of external factors.
00:07:04 |
Wed 11 Mar 2009
Shared Identity
Belonging to a group; the importance of viewing identity in terms of similarity as well as difference.
00:08:11 |
Wed 11 Mar 2009
Natural - what does it mean?
What 'natural' means in the context of food and the market for human organs.
00:12:00 |
Wed 11 Mar 2009
Natural or un-natural?
Animal organ transplants, ambivalent attitudes to animals, and their relation to human society.
00:04:38 |
Wed 11 Mar 2009
Risk - what is it?
The increasing importance of risk assessment due to the developments of science and technology.
00:06:22 |
Wed 11 Mar 2009
Assessing risk
Risk assessments may be based on inaccurate models which give misleading results ending in disaster. Taking social as well as natural into account when performing risk assessment may provide more ac…
00:07:17 |
Wed 11 Mar 2009
Risk and trust
Public mistrust of government experts and the importance of transparency in building trust. Experts need an understanding of natural and social factors.
00:09:42 |
Wed 11 Mar 2009
Risk and accountability
There is a need for 'experts' with specialist knowledge to make decisions but democracy means demanding accountability. An inter-disciplinary approach is considered essential to study of risk. Inte…
00:06:26 |
Wed 11 Mar 2009
Ethnicity - what is it?
he increasing visibility of different races and ethnicities in all aspects of British life. Is this trend is likely to continue or whether a kind of ‘English ethnicity’ assert itself?
00:06:02 |
Wed 11 Mar 2009
Racism - individual and institutional
Investgating the Stephen Lawrence murder case . Change in attitude is the responsibility of both public institutions and private individuals
00:12:40 |
Wed 11 Mar 2009
Ethnicity and identity
Young people’s perceptions of identity may hold the key to understanding issues of race and ethnicity in Britain.
00:05:24 |
Wed 11 Mar 2009
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