Understanding Identity - Audio

Who are we? What shapes us into the people we are? Over the last 50 years advances in society and technology has meant that we can be whoever we want to be. Infertile couples have the chance of conceiving a child; a man can become a woman; if an organ fails, you can get a new one. But is it all for the greater good? There are people in today's society who wouldn't think twice about putting a patent on our biological and genetic heritage. The tracks on this album discuss issues such as identity, the relationship between the natural and the social sciences, and the colossal topic of ethnicity, especially in the UK. The material forms part of the course DD100, An introduction to the social sciences: understanding social change

  • 1 minute 5 seconds
    Understanding Identity
    A short introduction to this album
    11 February 2010, 3:20 am
  • Transcript -- Understanding Identity
    Transcript -- A short introduction to this album
    11 February 2010, 3:20 am
  • 7 minutes 18 seconds
    Identity - what is it?
    Definitions of identity, the existence of personal and social identity and the way in which concepts of identity have changed.
    11 March 2009, 12:52 am
  • Transcript -- Identity - what is it?
    Transcript -- Definitions of identity, the existence of personal and social identity and the way in which concepts of identity have changed.
    11 March 2009, 12:52 am
  • 7 minutes 34 seconds
    Formation of Identity
    Identities are formed by society and by individuals. Identities are created by people’s responses to us and our reactions to those responses.
    11 March 2009, 12:51 am
  • Transcript -- Formation of Identity
    Transcript -- Identities are formed by society and by individuals. Identities are created by people’s responses to us and our reactions to those responses.
    11 March 2009, 12:51 am
  • 7 minutes 4 seconds
    Changing identity
    Ability to change our identities and how this has been influenced by developments in technology. Constraint of external factors.
    11 March 2009, 12:50 am
  • Transcript -- Changing identity
    Transcript -- Ability to change our identities and how this has been influenced by developments in technology. Constraint of external factors.
    11 March 2009, 12:50 am
  • 8 minutes 11 seconds
    Shared Identity
    Belonging to a group; the importance of viewing identity in terms of similarity as well as difference.
    11 March 2009, 12:49 am
  • Transcript -- Shared Identity
    Transcript -- Belonging to a group; the importance of viewing identity in terms of similarity as well as difference.
    11 March 2009, 12:49 am
  • 12 minutes
    Natural - what does it mean?
    What 'natural' means in the context of food and the market for human organs.
    11 March 2009, 12:48 am
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