1. Identity Identity is made up of core aspects of selfhood--who you are;
Stable and fixed; Or
Fragmented and in flux;
Identities are stable features that exist prior to a particular situation
and
Are dynamic and situated accomplishments, enacted through talk.
Identities are social categories
Are personal and unique.

2. Conceptualizing Identities [from Tracy, 2002]
Stable/preexisting
MASTER
(e.g., gender, age)
PERSONAL
(e.g., attitude, personality)
social
personal
RELATIONAL
(e.g., equal, unequal)
INTERACTIONAL
(e.g., employee, friend)
Dynamic/situated

3. MASTER IDENTITIES
Aspects of personhood that are presumed to be relatively stable and unchanging:
GENDER
ETHNICITY
AGE
NATIONAL AND REGIONAL ORIGINS
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4. MASTER IDENTITIES
Master identities do not change from situation to situation;
Master identities do not change over time and across cultures;
They are relatively stable;

5. INTERACTIONAL IDENTITIES
Specific roles people take on in a particular context with regard to specific others;
A FRIEND
AN EMPLOYEE
COLLEGE STUDENT
HOSPITAL VOLUNTEER
SON
HUSBAND
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6. INTERACTIONAL IDENTITIES & MASTER IDENTITIES
Interactional identities are distinct from master identities, but they may be associated;
For instance, being male is associated with being an engineer and being female is associated with being a nurse;

7. PERSONAL IDENTITIES Personality, attitudes, & character;
Personal identities are thought as relatively stable and unique;
In contrast to master and interactional identities, personal identities are frequently contested;

8. RELATIONAL IDENTITIES
The kind of relationship a person enacts with a particular conversational partner in a specific situation;
ARE THE PEOPLE EQUAL
NEAR EQUAL
IS ONE PARTY SUPERIOR
FRIENDLY OR HOSTILE
DISTANT OR CLOSE
TRUSTING OR WARY
Relational identities are enacted from moment to moment and are highly variable;

9. References Tracy, K. (2002). Everyday talk: Building and reflecting
identities. New York: the Guilford Press.