self-identification


self-i·den·ti·fy

(sĕlf′ī-dĕn′tə-fī′)intr.v. self-i·den·ti·fied, self-i·den·ti·fy·ing, self-i·den·ti·fies To believe or assert that one belongs to a certain group or class: people who self-identify as conservative.
self′-i·den′ti·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.

self′-identifica′tion



n. identification of oneself with some other person or thing. [1950–55]