ABSTRACT
There is so much research around identity and the difference that is made when our identities are handled well that it begs the question why it still has to be highlighted as an area in need of further understanding – but it does. The discussions remain about improvements that need to be made to policies and procedures around adoption.
identity
noun
the state or fact of remaining the same one or ones, as under varying aspects or conditions: The identity of the fingerprints on the gun with those on file provided evidence that he was the killer.
the condition of being oneself or itself, and not another: He began to doubt his own identity.
condition or character as to who a person or what a thing is; the qualities, beliefs, etc., that distinguish or identify a person or thing: a case of mistaken identity; a male gender identity; immigrants with strong ethnic identities. 1
