Social representation theory (Moscovici and Hewstone 1983) conceptualizes identity as a location within representations, which would, beyond their cognitive and symbolic functions, include an identity function (Moloney 2010; Miguel et al.2010).2010
The journey provides a valuable metaphor for conceptualizing narrative identities in entrepreneurial careers as individuals navigate different social landscapes, illuminating identities as unfolding through a process of wayfinding in response to events, transitions and turning-points.
The Huffington Post: Caitlyn Jenner has completely changed the landscape when it comes to the way mainstream cultures conceptualizes transgender identity.
I'm really fucking queer... I'm exclusively interested in queer identified people/people who can conceptualize queer identities, those who understand non-monogamy, people void of gender role stereotypes in their own mind".
Most social psychologists conceptualize social identities as large social categories, which people occupy, such as African American, woman, and HIV-positive person (Hogg and Abrams 1988; Tajfel and Turner 1979; Turner 1982, 1985, Turner et al. 1987).
We respond to Brown's (2014) call for fresh identity tropes to supplement that of identity work by proposing the journey as a valuable metaphor for conceptualizing and ordering narrative identities in entrepreneurial and organizational careers as individuals navigate different kinds of terrain (Ahrne, 1990).
Most research on moral identities conceptualizes morality exclusively in terms of care and justice, but work from across the social sciences indicates that these represent only a corner of the moral landscape.
The Afro-Latinos Thompson-Hernandez features are from all walks of life, and discuss how they conceptualize their hyphenated identities.
While every black man might live his own experience, the roots of that experience are tied back to a globally conceptualized representation of Black identity.
With Art Hippler, De Vos introduced the concept of "Cultural Psychology," a tool now widely used in the Social Sciences as an essential way to conceptualize the self and identity in en ever more interconnected global world.
