IDENTITY CHANGES
INTRODUCTION
GOOD MORNING, GOEIE MORE, MOLWENI, MWARAMUTSE,NAMASTE
WE GREET YOU WITH OUR INDIVIDUAL LANGUAGES THAT WE RELATE TO THE SELF AND AS A COMMUNITY WE ARE BROUGHT TOGETHER TO PRESENT TO YOU OUR VIEWS ON COMMUNITY, SELF AND IDENTITY.
THIS PRESENTATION RELATES TO RACE, GENDER AND CLASSED HISTORIES THAT MAKES UP OUR COMMUNITIES.
INTRODUCTION
IN THIS PRESENTATION, WE’LL BE DISCUSSING WHAT WE AS A GROUP HAVE COME TO UNDERSTAND ABOUT COMMUNITY, IDENTITY AND SELF THROUGH THE WORKSHOPS, READINGS AND ASSIGNMENTS
WE WILL ALSO LOOK AT ANY REMAININING QUESTIONS, TENSIONS AND CONTRADICTIONS
LASTLY, WE’LL LOOK AT THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE ABOVE ON PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
NOTIONS OF COMMUNITY
REFER TO PEOPLE IN A SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHICAL AREA & TIME, A SOCIAL SYSTEM, TO A CONSTRUCTION OF A WAY OF LIFE OR TO A SOCIOPOLITICAL ORGANISATION
SHARES COMMON RESOURCES, CULTURE, BACKGROUND (CRITIQUE)
IT MAY BE AN ACTIVITY, E.G. A JOB
ETHNIC IDENTIFICATION
IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE A PARTICULAR SIZE OR NUMBER OF PEOPLE
NOTIONS OF COMMUNITY (cont.)
THE COMMUNITY AS THE DISADVANTAGED
‘THE NOTIONS OF COMMUNITY ASSUMES AN ORGANIC WHOLENESS’, (ANTHIAS AND YUVAL-DAVIS)
‘A COMMUNITY SPRINGS FROM THE PERSONAL IDENTITIES OF ITS MEMBERS' (Wiesenfeld, 1996).
MY COMMUNITY, YOUR COMMUNITY
NOTIONS OF SELF AND IDENTITY
Self: ‘A COLLECTION OF ATTRIBUTES, EXPERIENCES,
THOUGHTS, MOTIVATIONS, ATTITUDES, FEELINGS, AND BEHAVIOUR THAT ONE IDENTIFIES PARTICULAR TO ONESELF [AND IS] SHAPED BY THOSE SOCIAL, CULTURAL, HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL FACTORS’ (KOPANO & DUNCAN, 2003)
SELF IS EVER CHANGING
NOTIONS OF SELF AND IDENTITY (cont.)
IDENTITY HOW I DEFINE WHO I AM FOCUSES ON THE PSYCHOLOGICAL, PHYSICAL
AND SOCIAL (DOMINELLI, 2002) IDENTITY CHANGES IT CAN BE A CHOICE OR GIVEN TO YOU
NOTIONS OF SELF AND IDENTITY (cont.)
YOUR INTERACTIONS WITH OTHERS DETERMINES YOUR IDENTITY (DOMINELLI, 2002)
WHO THEY ARE AND WHO OTHERS ARE IN RELATION TO THEMSELVES
PEOPLE WITH SUPERIOR IDENTITIES BENEFIT FROM PEOPLE WITH INFERIOR IDENTITIES
REMAINING QUESTIONS, TENSIONS AND CONTRADICTIONS
LAYMANS TERMS V.S PROFESSIONAL RHETORIC
THEY NEED TO CATEGORISE COMPETITION HOW DO WE DETERMINE WHO IS AFRICAN, WHITE,
COLOURED, INDIAN?
WHY IS RACE STILL AN EXISTING FACTOR IN SOUTH AFRICA?
HOW CAN WE BECOME A COUNTRY WITH NON RACIAL DISCRIMINATION?
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
SW, O.T AND PSY HAVE SAME PURPOSE OF WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, GROUP AND COMMUNITY AND THEIR DEAL HOLISTIC APPROACH.
BOTH PROFESSIONS HAVE THE SAME COMMON OBJECTIVES AND GOALS.
SW IS A PROFESSION THAT PROMOTES IMPROVEMENT OF LIVING OF PEOPLE IN COMMUNITIES AND ENHANCES SOCIAL FUNCTIONING .
PROFESSION CONT….
PSY IS A PROFESSION THAT UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE BEHAVE THE WAY THEY DO AND HELP THEM TO LEAD MORE FULFILLING.
O.T. IS A PROFESSION THAT PROMOTES INDIVIDUAL INDEPENDENCE IN LEVEL OF FUNCTION THROUGH MEANINGFUL ACTIVITIES OR OCCUPATIONS.
SOCIAL WORK, COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY AND OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPY AIMS TO SHARE POWER AND NOT TO OPPRESS CLIENT- WORKER POWER (CARNIOL) RECOGNISING DIFFERENCE: -AMONGST PROFESSIONALS -AMONGST CLIENTS SOCIAL WORKERS MUST PROTECT RIGHTS AND PROMOTE INTEREST
OF SERVICE USERS (PARROTT, 2006) AS PROFESSIONS, WE SHOULD DO MORE RESEARCH WITHIN THE
SOUTH AFRICAN CONTEXT
References
Ratele, K. & Duncan, N. (2003). Social Psychology: Identities and Relationships. Paarl: UCT Press
Andersen, M.L. & Taylor, H.F. (2002). Sociology: Understanding a Diverse Society. USA: Wadsworth
Dominelli, L. (2002). Anti-oppressive Social Work Theory and Practice. Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan
Wiesenfeld, E. (1996). The concept of 'we': A Community Social Psychology Myth? Journal of Community Psychology, 24 (4), 337-345.
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