In our research, the conceptualization of "identity" as it pertains to scientific career development fits well with the reality that identities themselves are not static but constantly being constructed and reconstructed.
They are conceived as impairments in " identity", or they pertain to aspects of " self-direction" (instability in goals, aspirations, values etc).. How do these two disturbances in identity (in the sense of self-sameness, the "I") and in self-direction (in the sense of qualitative, 'social' identity, "me") interfere?
There's a lot going on in the world around me as it pertains to my identity, but I find that the internal struggles are harder to overcome.
Statements used that pertain to science identity included: "Being a scientist is an important reflection of who I am," "I have come to think of myself as a 'scientist'," and "I am a scientist".
The main problems of faculty in a PBL curriculum pertains to their own identity crises and the way they assess students.
Rose has long been vocal about the rigidity of the gender binary and gender roles, especially as they pertain to her own identity as gender fluid.
New Jersey native Natalka Husar's paintings of Ukrainian men dressing like Russian gangsters calls to question identity, both culturally, politically, and as it pertains to masculine gender roles.
As humans, we are generally not open to the idea of evaluating and correcting our personal shortcomings, particularly when it pertains to distasteful parts of our identity and self-image (or ego).
