Pre-modern societies determined social roles. These roles
were usually fixed and would define the wealth, state of living and
opportunities of an individual through the course of their lives.
Social roles began to change as society began to accommodate
and develop a wider variety of roles. Slowly, people now had the chance to
shape their own identity. The concept of the ‘fragmented self’ suggests that an
individual has many facets to their identity.
Modern identity upholds the concept of the ‘fragmented
self’. However with the opportunity to develop, there becomes the problem of
developing a unique role in society. People began to worry about who they were
and what other people would think of them. Georg Simmel states that because of
the increasing speed of modernity, individuals withdraw into themselves to find
peace. As society develops, people become increasingly isolated from each
other.
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