Personal IdentityPersonal IdentityTheoretical Perspectives

Identity is the story of who we are and how we came to be where we are

now

Identity is based on a narrative you can easily explain to others about your life, actions and

influences

Modernity and Self-Identity

People play different roles in different social situations - wearing of

different ‘masks’

People want to ‘save face’ and do not

highlight other people’s performances

Presentation of the Self in Everyday Life

The Presentation of the Self in Everyday lifeThe Presentation of the Self in Everyday life

Erving Goffman

Representing Identities:Representing Identities: Method Method Method Method

David Gauntlett

Representing Identities:Representing Identities: Findings Findings Findings Findings

David Gauntlett