Control and conformity: Critical reflexive narratives on identity

Abstract

Social markers of identity, such as race, sex, gender, social class, and religion, are built on the backs of ideological norms of supremacy and dominance. Individually and collectively, these social markers of identity work to dichotomize society into a state of apartheid. Rather than affording all individuals the constitutional rights to humanity, policy and practice function under the guise of controlled governance and institutionalized dominance.