After reading Identity
in Context by Nakkula Context Mapping is who you are depending on where you’re
at; as in school, work, home, etc. In each one of those locations your
personality dictates how you act and interact in those situations. For example,
you would not exhibit personality traits in the workplace the same way you
would at home. It is the way that you interact in the proper place. The people
that you interact with in these places expect your content to be appropriate.
In the reading Mitch asked Julian to compile a list of the areas and
relationships he must confront throughout his day and what is expected of him
from those people and places. This was a way for Mitch to have Julian analyze
the different ways he conducts himself depending on the people he is
interacting with, along with the places he finds himself in. By doing this, it
allows Julian to see how he changes his inner self to accommodate those people
and places.
My context map:
RIC: Youth Development, other students, professors
Home: I am a Daughter, cousin, niece, granddaughter,
and girlfriend
Social: Facebook,
twitter, blogger, text.
Four Identities:
Foreclosed Identity: An identity that has be imposed upon an
individual without questioning it. An example would be if everyone in your
family liked the Patriots but hated the Giants. Rather than form your own
opinion so that no one would question you, you conform to liking the Patriots.
Diffuse Identity: When there is little consideration
of exploring one’s identity. This person is easily influenced by others and
will flip-flop to fit his or her changing content. It is a way to blend in and
avoid confrontation. It is also said that they are willing to live moment for
moment in different situations.
Moratorium Identity: This is the process where one
explores beliefs and relationships without making a commitment to either.
Achieved Identity: This is when the identity crisis
is resolved and the individual has successfully made a commitment to the change
and strengthens the inner person. It is a way that the individual is able to
resolve his content.
*To get a better look at the Context Map at the top of this page click here
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ReplyDeleteReading your first paragraph on context mapping made me thin about it in a different way.For example, "personality dictates how you act and interact in those situations." I never really thought about it like that even when pertaining to myself.
ReplyDeleteReading your blog helped me understand and make connections to context mapping. After reading yours I was able to make a connection and better understand it!
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