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About the Notion of Identity
About the Notion of Identity

Author(s): Arto Mutanen
Subject(s): Cultural history
Published by: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
Keywords: national identity; national language; notion of identity; personal identity; regional identity.

Summary/Abstract: The notion of identity has been used in many different situations: we have, for example, the notions of national identity, regional identity, professional or vocational identity, personal identity, etc. Identity is an identity of something, and the identity occurs in a concrete environment. The identity consists of natural and cultural properties. Constitution of identity is bridge building between the two kinds of factors. For example, national identity is a construction of natural and cultural factors. The construction is done by human beings. This is a general structure of the notion of identity: identity is human construction.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 28-38
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: English