Editing Multiplicity (subculture) (section)

== As a personality style ==
In personality research, the term ''plurality'' can also refer to [[personality style]] defined as "an individual's relatively consistent inclinations and [[preference]]s across contexts".<ref name="BEYONDDSM">Eriksen, Karen & Kress, Victoria E. (2005). "A Developmental, Constructivist Model for Ethical Assessment (Which Includes Diagnosis, of Course)". ''Beyond the DSM Story: Ethical Quandaries, Challenges, and Best Practices''. Thousand Oaks, CA: Page Publications. {{ISBN|0-7619-3032-9}}</ref>

[[Stephen E. Braude]] and Rita Carter use a different definition of personality style, defining "personality style" as "personality" and proposing that a person may have multiple selves and not have any relatively consistent inclinations and preferences in personality. This may happen as an adaptation to a change of environment and role within a person's life and may be consciously adopted or encouraged, in a similar way to acting or [[role-playing]].<ref>{{citation |page=86 |title=First Person Plural: Multiple Personality and the Philosophy of Mind |author=Stephen E. Braude |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |year=1995 |isbn=9780847679966}}</ref>  For example, a woman may adopt a kind, nurturing personality when dealing with her children but change to a more aggressive, forceful personality when going to work as a high-flying executive as her responsibilities change.<ref name="Carter">{{cite book |last1=Carter |first1=Rita |title=Multiplicity: The New Science of Personality, Identity, and the Self |date=March 2008 |publisher=Little, Brown |isbn=9780316115384}}</ref>