Who gets to define you? Identity in a world that classifies | Byron Adams | TEDxAU College

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Byron Adams examines how people understand and negotiate who they are across cultures, particularly in contexts of inclusion and marginalization, with the aim of translating research into more inclusive organizations and societies. Byron G. Adams is an Assistant Professor in Psychology at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and a Senior Research Associate in the Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He is an identity psychologist whose work examines how people understand and negotiate who they are across cultures, particularly in contexts of inclusion and marginalization, with the aim of translating research into more inclusive organizations and societies. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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