Ch 7:Identity and Difference in Organizational Life

Negotiating Multiple Identities

Pgs. 221-222

The First Generation College (FGC) student example is very clear and serves to depict the meaning of negotiating multiple identities. As someone who has gone through the process, I could definitely identify with what the text was stating. Whereas, one identity is useful and essential in order to succeed in college an other identity must be employed at home or in the community in order to effectively interact and essentially blend in. While, the behaviors themselves may not necessarily be all bad the sheer act of having to switch back and forth is stressful and with a full load many times including work and school, negotiating multiple identities is another factor that most FGC’s could do without.