The Processes and the Terms of Identification and Defense

Elena Ksenofontova
2020 Social Phenomena  
The article outlines the semantic field of the problems related to "identity" in order to find a general framework for joint work of narrow specialists studying the social reality that is diverse, yet common to all of us. The main thesis of the paper is that the identification process carried out by the subject in search of self-identification or "I" is not limited to, but is based on the psychological security of the individual. The issue is considered from the point of view of different
more » ... ch disciplines. Pedagogical and Developmental Psychology, as well as Pedagogy deal with the processes of the child's socialization resulting in his/her mastering the social roles, but also the person's self-identification as a subject of social relations. The potential capabilities of this subject depend on his/her achievement of self-acceptance based on the feeling of belonging to such a group that offers the values that the person is willing to realize in his/her life. Both psychologists and political scientists indicate considerable difficulties the person comes across on this path.
doi:10.47929/2305-7327_2020.01_82-87 fatcat:wyfxzuttfvb6lbxrwmhjrs6d4a