Sociology · Year 12 · Culture and Identity · 4.º Período

The Construction of Identity

Analysing how social class, gender, ethnicity, and age shape individual and social identities.

• National Curriculum Attainment Targets
• AQA AS Sociology 3.2.2.2 (The self, identity and difference)
• OCR Sociology H180/01 (Socialisation, culture and identity)

About This Topic

Analysing how social class, gender, ethnicity, and age shape individual and social identities.

Key Questions

1. How is gender identity socially constructed?
2. In what ways does social class still influence identity in the UK?
3. How do hybrid identities emerge in a multicultural society?