Les perspectives contextuelles de l’identité

Job Loss in a Group of Older Canadian Workers: Challenges in the Sustainable Labour Market Reintegration Process

“…Consequently, the meaning that the loss of a job represents can vary from one case to another and affect different aspects of a worker's identity. This identity or "awareness of oneself as a worker" [72] (p. 693) integrates two aspects, namely the occupational identity and social identity, both interacting strongly with each other [73,74].…”

“…Occupational identity, that is the "personal definition of oneself for oneself" [73] (p. 389), constitutes the coherent representation that people have of themselves and their uniqueness as workers, with all their skills and values. This representation is expressed in other ways by one's occupational self-esteem [75] and by the feeling of having developed the appropriate skills for an occupation, a profession, or a field of activity [76,77].…”

“…This representation is expressed in other ways by one's occupational self-esteem [75] and by the feeling of having developed the appropriate skills for an occupation, a profession, or a field of activity [76,77]. As for social identity, that is the "definition of oneself for and by others" [73] (p. 389), it constitutes the workers' identification with a category, an occupational group, or an organization, as well as the recognition they receive from society and their employers [78][79][80]. When the gap is too big between how a worker defines him/herself and how others define this worker, the worker is likely to be confronted with an "identity crisis" [79] and a deterioration in his/her relationship to work.…”