Re: accounts and identity
schwaja3@wfu.edu
Thu, 7 Mar 96 00:58:48
Here is my contribution to the confusion about accounts... What does this
passage mean. I have been trying to figure it out and I can't make heads or
tails of it:
Once identities have been established and an account offered,
the individual is committed to an identity and thus seemingly
assumed the assets and liabilities of that role for the
duration of the encounter. If s/he accepts the identity as
permanent and unchangeable, however, s/he may have limited the
range of subsequent accounts. And if one wishes to shift
accounts to one appropriate to another identity s/he may also
need to account for the switch in identitees (129).
Isn't one more or less committed to an identity in a particular group anyway?
Is any identity really unchangeable? The third sentence is the most cryptic to
me...Does that imply that accounts are "non-transferable?) Any help would be
appreciated! Have a nice spring break!
jen