DISCUSSION BOARD

Discussion Board

Define identity and discuss how communication builds identity as illustrated in the communication scenarios (Stewart, 2001).

Introduction

The term “Identity” is defined as the cultural, societal, relational, and individual images of self-conception, and this composite identity has group membership, interpersonal, and individual self-reflective implications. This layered view of identity reflects the tension between internalized and externalized identity as manifested in communication as well as the management of multiple and shifting identities. A crucial tenet that differentiates communication theory of identity (CTI) from other identity theories is the explicitly acknowledged interdependency between communication and identity. The chapter 3 of “Bridges Not Walls” ...