Personal identity: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	self-concept

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Sydney Shoemaker

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negative identity formation prosopon identity crisis ethnic identity Gender role self-actualization gender identity self-esteem femininity masculinity ego death

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John Locke

John Locke

English philosopher

Derek Parfit

Derek Parfit

British philosopher

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Nancy Friday

American author