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| Article name |
Identity in the Сoncept of Post-Industrialism |
| Authors |
Liga M.B. Doctor of Philosophy, Professor, Dean of the Faculty of Social Technologies and Management, m-Liga@inbox.ruSchetkina I.A. Candidate of Sociology, Associate Professor, Social Work department, irinasocio@mail.ruGusevskaya N.Y. Candidate of Pedagogy, Associate Professor, Vice-Rector for International Affairs, gusnat1@rambler.ruSundueva D.B. Doctor of Cultural Studies, Associate Professor, Professor of the Theory and History of Culture, Arts, and Design department, dina-sundueva@yandex.ruSubbotina N.D. Doctor of Philosophy, Professor, Professor of the Philosophy department, dialectica@yandex.ru |
| Bibliographic description |
Liga M. B., Shchetkina I. A., Gusevskaya N. Yu., Sundueva D. B. , Subbotina N. D. Identity in the concept of post-industrialism // Transbaikal State University Journal. 2025. Vol. 31, no. 4. P. 84–94. DOI: 10.21209/2227- 9245-2025-31-4-84-94 |
| Category |
Politology |
| DOI |
159.923.2 |
| DOI |
10.21209/2227- 9245-2025-31-4-84-94 |
| Article type |
Original article |
| Annotation |
The key consequence of modern social transformations has been the formation of a post-industrial society,
the concept of which was developed within the framework of the theory of post-industrialism. Its foundation
is knowledge, intellectual and technological resources. This society is characterized by the dominance of the
service sector, a focus on quality of life and the transformation of the social structure. According to the concept
of postindustrialism, which studies society as an integrated developing system, the central object of change
is man. Its values and identity, which are undergoing transformation under the influence of evolutionary processes,
have become decisive. This fact makes it possible to actualize their study as a key category. The aim
of the research is identity as a social reality. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the peculiarities of
identity reflection through the concepts of post-industrialism. The objectives of the research are to identify the
factors that determine a person’s search for his identity in a post-industrial society; to describe the technologies
for determining a person’s identity; to identify the content of multiple, individual, fluid identity characteristic of
a post-industrial society. The study uses a constructivist approach, which has allowed to consider identity as
a flexible, fragmented, changing phenomenon. Within the framework of this approach, it becomes possible to
identify the factors that determine the identity formation in a post-industrial society. Theoretical methods have
been applied: comparative analysis, classification, deduction and induction to study identity as a flexible construct.
The study has revealed that in a society based on knowledge and technology, identity acquires a dual
character: it simultaneously accumulates external social changes and itself acts as an active factor in personal
transformation. It has been established that the traditional determinants of identity (class or nationality) are
giving way to new ones – knowledge, education and intellectual work, which are becoming key resources for
achieving a high social status. The conducted research has allowed to determine that identity in modern society
becomes an individual project that a person works on throughout his life, facing internal conflicts generated by
its multiplicity and variability. |
| Key words |
identity, post-industrial society, concepts of post-industrialism, fluid identity, multiple identity,virtualization of identity, constructivism, identity crisis, information resources, identity construction |
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