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Tożsamość jednostki w obliczu wyzwań wielokulturowego społeczeństwa
Individual’s Identity of the Facing the Challenges of Multicultural Society

Author(s): Tomasz Leszniewski
Subject(s): Social differentiation, Studies in violence and power, Identity of Collectives
Published by: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
Keywords: Human identity; National identity; Social exclusion; Intergroup hostility;

Summary/Abstract: This paper is a attempt of reflection concerning of appearing human identity problems which take a place in differential and complex society. A special attention was paid nationality identification. Using the concept of G.H. Mead and J. Habermas describe the complex structure of an individual’s identity, presenting various forms of social relationships that connect people with others and try to explain the problem of exclusion and hostility towards others/strange in the perspective of identity. The key issue in this social relationship is the connection the individual and the collective dimension of human identity. The basic hypothesis of the text assumes that the more the community limits the development of a person’s (individual) identity, the more likely he becomes vulnerable to feelings of threat and hostility towards another.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 44
  • Page Range: 65-79
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish
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