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A pdf by Slavo Kukic on Sociology. People of different social backgrounds employ many different identity constructions to make sense of their lives and to understand their world. This means that the way people see themselves, including their gender, class, race, age, religion and sexuality can vary greatly depending not only on where they find themselves in life (e.g., at home with the kids or working in an office), but also in what part of the world they happen to be living. For example, some people might be more comfortable claiming an identity as "gay" (that is, as homosexual) during the day but would probably try to avoid this label at night time when they are out on the town. For others, their religious identity may be of great importance one day (e.g., when attending mass on Sunday morning) and not at all on another (e.g., when eating dinner with friends on a Friday night). For still others, their racial or ethnic identities may dominate their consciousness or sense of self one day (e.g., when dealing with members of another race or ethnicity), only to fade into the background for another class period or work shift where age-based identities take center stage. Still other individuals may experience very intense emotions surrounding their sexual orientations or gender identities. The above examples are not meant to suggest that the different types of identities outlined above are fluid or that there is no "true" identity. What is important for this paper is to emphasize the ways in which people's everyday patterns of self-identification can change quite suddenly and dramatically. For example, someone could be playing music at home one night (e.g., when having dinner with family or friends) and then suddenly cease speaking or interacting with others (e.g., if they discover that the CD player has stopped working) because they suddenly feel uncomfortable with their own identity at that particular moment in time. In his important book Foucault and the Art of Ethics, Mark Kelly highlights this kind of dramatic change in identity construction when he writes: In postmodern society, social identities are rarely fixed or coherent. In contrast to modernity, when individuals were expected to conform to a single identity, many different ones are possible in postmodern society. Some people consider themselves to be simultaneously members of several groups, while others reject all labels and assume an "anti-identity" stance. Such a stance may also be adopted because a group is denied the chance to express its identity freely. There are various ways in which people can employ different identity constructions (e.g., by drawing on their own family background, ethnicity, class position, race or sexuality). For example, they may use these identity markers on some occasions (e.g., when discussing different aspects of their lives with friends or acquaintances) while at other times they might choose to set aside these particular categories (e.g., when dealing with police or security guards at airports). Identity construction is not just about how each person chooses to see themselves but also about how others view them. cfa1e77820