Emergent identity work still draws on structure built up in prior interactions

Evidence

Of course, the property of emergence does not exclude the possibility that resources for identity work in any given interaction may derive from resources developed in earlier interactions (that is, they may draw on ‘structure’ – such as ideology, the linguistic system, or the relation between the two). — Mary Bucholtz and Kira Hall, Identity and Interaction, 19

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to structuration theory (Giddens) and to the micro-vs-macro debate in sociology — how the reader’s interest in micro conversational mechanisms meets ‘structure’. — connects to: Identity salience is dynamic and context-responsive while identification is stable — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 863; Identities are reinforced by outsider-given labels; Personal identity depends on language’s temporal unification of past, present, and future — Fredric Jameson, Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic…, 98 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Identities are reinforced by outsider-given labels #expands (0.75)
• Personal identity depends on language’s temporal unification of past, present, and future #corroborates (0.72) — Fredric Jameson, Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic…, 98