self-identification

[ self-ahy-den-tuh-fi-key-shuh n, -i-den-, self- ]

/ ˈsɛlf aɪˌdɛn tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən, -ɪˌdɛn-, ˌsɛlf- /

identification of oneself with some other person or thing.

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First recorded in 1950–55

Magnificent sporting events, like the Super Bowl, bring out fierce loyalties and unusual modes of self-identification.
Taste Off: Super Bowl State Wines From Colorado and Washington|Jordan Salcito|February 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Plus, when it comes to polling, party label is a matter of self-identification.
Romney and "Independents"|Michael Tomasky|November 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Remember, this is self-identification ("press 1if you're a Democrat").
New Batch of Polls: The Land Is Still Sliding!|Michael Tomasky|August 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He still believes strongly in democracy, secularism, Palestinian self-identification, and the potential of the Left.
Elias Khoury: Profile of the Essential Arab Novelist Today|Jacob Silverman|August 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST

He needs help in choosing a job, because self-identification is dependent upon some kind of occupational identity.
Herein is Love|Reuel L. Howe
Neutral ships, in order to escape attack by German submarines had to resort to unusual methods of self-identification.
The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII)|Various
There are probably as many political tongues as there are circumstances of self-identification within a society.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin
They are dramatic soliloquies; but the poet's self-identification with each of his creations, in turn, remains incomplete.
From Chaucer to Tennyson|Henry A. Beers
That is, the identity of one entity is related to the identity of others in relation to which self-identification takes place.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin