Open AccessThe Identity of Schoolchildren in a Transitive Society
Author(s) -
Alla Gudzovskaya
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
socialʹnye âvleniâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2305-7327
DOI - 10.47929/2305-7327_2020.01_52-60
Subject(s) - identity (music) , transitive relation , constructive , psychology , transformation (genetics) , sociology , social psychology , realization (probability) , the internet , epistemology , aesthetics , computer science , mathematics , philosophy , process (computing) , biochemistry , chemistry , combinatorics , world wide web , gene , operating system , statistics
The article analyzes the current empirical studies of schoolchildren’s identities. Transformation tendencies in the identity of children are revealed. The paper focuses on several particular tendencies, including the increasing variability of components in identity structure, the decrease in the significance of customary components, and the increase in the significance of unique ones. The latter include, first of all, the identities associated with Internet activities, as well as those produced by the cinematic "superhero" culture. The article discusses the possible directions of psychological and pedagogical work that may support the constructive multiple identities of a child, such as, the development of the “achieved identity” (Marcia), the cultivation of the ability to reflect on the components of his/her identity, the actualization and realization of the identity "I'm a human being".