Understanding Identity - Audio

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

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Understanding Identity

February 11, 2010 • 1 min
A short introduction to this album
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February 11, 2010
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Identity - what is it?

March 11, 2009 • 7 mins
Definitions of identity, the existence of personal and social identity and the way in which concepts of identity have changed.
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March 11, 2009
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Formation of Identity

March 11, 2009 • 7 mins
Identities are formed by society and by individuals. Identities are created by people’s responses to us and our reactions to those responses.
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March 11, 2009
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Changing identity

March 11, 2009 • 7 mins
Ability to change our identities and how this has been influenced by developments in technology. Constraint of external factors.
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March 11, 2009
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Shared Identity

March 11, 2009 • 8 mins
Belonging to a group; the importance of viewing identity in terms of similarity as well as difference.
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March 11, 2009
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Natural - what does it mean?

March 11, 2009 • 12 mins
What 'natural' means in the context of food and the market for human organs.
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March 11, 2009
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Natural or un-natural?

March 11, 2009 • 4 mins
Animal organ transplants, ambivalent attitudes to animals, and their relation to human society.
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March 11, 2009
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Risk - what is it?

March 11, 2009 • 6 mins
The increasing importance of risk assessment due to the developments of science and technology.
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March 11, 2009
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Assessing risk

March 11, 2009 • 7 mins
Risk assessments may be based on inaccurate models which give misleading results ending in disaster. Taking social as well as natural into account when performing risk assessment may provide more accurate results.
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March 11, 2009
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Risk and trust

March 11, 2009 • 9 mins
Public mistrust of government experts and the importance of transparency in building trust. Experts need an understanding of natural and social factors.
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March 11, 2009
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