21A.218J / SP.454J / WGS.454J Identity and Difference, Spring 2007
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Author(s)
Paxson, Heather
Alternative Title
Identity and Difference
Date Issued
June 2007
Abstract
How can the individual be at once cause and consequence of society, a unique agent of social action and also a social product? This course explores how identities, whether of individuals or groups, based on single behaviors or institutional practices, are produced, maintained, and transformed. Students will be introduced to various theoretical perspectives that are used to make sense of identity formation, including essentialism, constructivism, stigma, deviance, discourse, and performance. We will explore the utility of these terms in discussing issues of gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, religion, etc.
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Anthropology Program
MIT Program in Women's and Gender Studies
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