What Happened to Agency? Some Observations Concerning the Postmodern Perspective on Identity

I argue that Rattansi and Phoenix's (1997) postmodern perspective on identity perspective is insufficient because it (a) fails to differentiate among types of identity and (b) does not include a clearly defined role for the impact of the ego's agentic capabilities on identity formation. I...

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Published in:Identity (Mahwah, N.J.) N.J.), 2005-04, Vol.5 (2), p.175-185
Main Author: Levine, Charles
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Criticism
Postmodernism
Psychology
Self image
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Summary:I argue that Rattansi and Phoenix's (1997) postmodern perspective on identity perspective is insufficient because it (a) fails to differentiate among types of identity and (b) does not include a clearly defined role for the impact of the ego's agentic capabilities on identity formation. I conclude my discussion by offering a revision of their "key features of rethinking" about identity.
ISSN:1528-3488
1532-706X
DOI:10.1207/s1532706xid0502_6