Table 1.

Gee’s power-based identity model: “Four ways to view identity” (2001)^a

Process		Power	Sources of power
Nature-identity: a state	developed from	forces	in nature
Institution-identity: a position	authorized by	authorities	within institutions
Discourse –identity: an individual trait	recognized in	the discourse/dialogue	of/with “rational” individuals
Affinity-identity: experiences	shared in	the practice	of “affinity groups”

^aTable reproduced with permission of JP Gee from his original work “Identity as an analytical lens for research in education” (2001)