Identity: a reading of the concept and theoretical approach.

Abstract

The issue of identity is considered one of the old and new topics and that it is continuously addressed by researchers and thinkers, each according to his specialization and intellectual direction, and despite the development of this concept and the multiplicity of theoretical approaches that dealt with it, it did not have a comprehensive and accurate definition.

In this research, we seek to provide a reading of the most important and prominent definitions provided by scholars and thinkers, as well as the development of this concept based on research in the field of social sciences, in addition to the most important theoretical approaches in sociology about identity.