Self-identity seems the opposite note Brubaker & Cooper (2000) of solidarity and rather is more the result of "interactive development" amongst people that share similar beliefs, experiences and opinions.
It is important to note however when one reflect on self-identity the many contexts in which the term is utilized. True understanding suggests one must first have an idea of self, about what that self is, how well the self functions and how much the self is similar to and different from the world at large (Jenkins, 2004; Brubaker & Cooper, 2000). Also posed is the question of meaning when one refers to the self, and whether the self means the same for those attempting to define it. Most people would define the self as the internal nature of an individual, as compared to the external nature of a person, or the persona one chooses to put on when alone compared to the persona one adopts in the company of others. Still others suggest the term self is one in the same with the term identity; however a more plausible suggestion offered by Jenkins (2000) is that the self is not the same as the identity, but rather "an individual's reflexive sense of his or her own particular identity" (p. 27). This reflective sense of self then must be individuals perceptions of how their identity or perceptions of identity are related to others and also different from others, an argument presented earlier.
To compound the issue further, there are individuals of the new age perspective that may argue that self and social identities are one in the same. Modern concepts of new age consciousness or universal consciousness suggest there is no difference between self or social identity. This is because according to new age theorists, individuals are part of a collective group, one that comes from the same foundation, one capable of following the same beliefs or patterns.
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