Reflexive positioning in identity work: When the shoe does not fit…

Q3 Psychology

Scandinavian Psychologist Pub Date : 2019-07-26 DOI:10.15714/SCANDPSYCHOL.6.E8

Anne Iversen

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Abstract

The interplay between work and identity has frequently been explored in work and organisational research. Therein, identity has become a multi-layered concept that is used to investigate a wide variety of phenomena in work and organisational studies. Previous studies have illustrated how work and working life is a particularly appropriate context for studying identity and identity construction. This article contributes to the field by analysing a detailed case study of a system developer, using data based on qualitative work diary in conjunction with in-depth interview. This paper explores reflexive positioning in identity work by examining the strategies undertaken when available social identities are perceived as being neither attractive nor relevant. It also explores the actions taken to expand the repertoire of available social identities in the context studied. The analysis of this case suggests that it is possible to expand the social identities that are available in discourse, but that this expansion is difficult to maintain. The worker is walking a fine line to keep alternative social identities available to him. This article contributes to the research field not only by exploring the constitutive processes in identity work but also by examining the reciprocal processes between one particular individual and the context in which he is engaged.

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身份认同工作中的反身定位:当鞋子不合脚时……

在工作和组织研究中，经常探讨工作和身份之间的相互作用。因此，身份已经成为一个多层次的概念，用于调查工作和组织研究中的各种现象。先前的研究表明，工作和工作生活是研究身份和身份建构的一个特别合适的背景。本文通过分析系统开发人员的详细案例研究，使用基于定性工作日记和深度访谈的数据，对该领域做出了贡献。本文通过研究当可用的社会身份被认为既不吸引人也不相关时所采取的策略，探讨了身份工作中的反身定位。它还探讨了在研究的背景下为扩大可用社会身份的曲目所采取的行动。本案例的分析表明，话语中可用的社会身份有可能扩大，但这种扩大难以维持。工人们正小心翼翼地保持着可供选择的社会身份。本文不仅通过探索身份认同工作中的构成过程，而且通过研究一个特定个体与其所处环境之间的相互过程，对研究领域做出了贡献。

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Scandinavian Psychologist Psychology-Psychology (all)

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期刊介绍： Psykologisk.no – Scandinavian Psychologist (ISSN 1894-5570) is an open-access journal sponsored by the Norwegian Society for Psychological Science. Instructions to authors are available in English and Norwegian. The word «psykologisk» means psychological. Our aim is to disseminate science-based psychological knowledge to the general public in Nordic countries, and to publish original research and professional articles of interest to the research community and the applied fields. In addition to the broader population, our target audiences are researchers and practitioners in psychology and in related fields, users of psychological services, as well as current and future students.