Cultural Identity Theory

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Cultural Identity Theory

• Cultural identities are negotiated, co-created,
  reinforced, and challenged through communication.
• Mary Jane Collier
• Ribeau, Thomas, Baldwin, Hecht

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Avowal and Ascription

• Avowal
• Perceived identity that a person or group enacts
  in a particular context

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Avowal and Ascription

• Ascription
• An individuals perception of how others see his
  or her cultural identity.

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Aspects of CIT

• Enduring/changing
• Content/context
• Girl example
• Dialectical tension

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Aspects of CIT

• Salience
• Intensity

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Potentially Salient identities

• Ability
• Age
• Gender
• Nationality
• Sexual orientation
• Spirituality
• Socioeconomic Status
• Race
• Ethnicity

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Intersectionality

• Dialectical
• Interlocking
• Interdependent
• Ongoing
• Situational
• Simultaneous
• Abstract
• Multidimensional
• Fluid