1) “As we move from one DC to another, our verbal and social behavior adapts to the new environment, but I do not believe that this necessarily implies that we adopt new identities, or that we are somehow merely an aggregation of different personae.”

I found this quote interesting because it expresses how we all have a natural talent to adapt in whichever DC environment presented to us. It is a common misconception that your persona must change in order to withstand the experience of being in a new environment.


2) “A DC has a potentially discoverable set of goals. These may be publicly and explicitly formulated (as in “mission” or “vision” statements); they may be generally or partially recognized by its members; they may be broadly consensual; or they may be separate but contiguous (as when older and younger members have different ideas about the best future direction of the DC, or when there is a clash between academic researchers and practitioners, as in the just-holding-together American Psychological Association).”

I found this quote interesting as well because it is referenced by the American Psychological Association and it explores the population differences in a discourse community.