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What are 3 things that make up your identity?
Ethnicity, Race and Culture All of these factors influence our identities from the moment we’re born, especially when our families identify strongly with these associations. Along with creating a foundation for our system of beliefs, these factors also influence our behaviors and attitudes. Personal identity formation and evolution are impacted by various internal and external factors like society, family, friends, ethnicity, race, culture, location, opportunities, media, interests, appearance, self-expression, and life experiences. For example, think about how your friends and family impact you. Write out your beliefs about yourself, others, and the world. Examine where they come from. Do they come from you, family, or society? Identifying beliefs and values that come from within yourself will help build a stronger sense of self, Fregoso says. The “Big 8” socially constructed identities are: race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, ability, religion/spirituality, nationality and socioeconomic status.
What are the three importance of self-identity?
Recent research led by Erin Kaufman of the University of Utah suggests three components are important for self-identity. These are ownership of values, commitment to values, and self-worth. Firstly, maintaining self-identity is important because it strengthens your character. That is, when we know who we are, have confidence in our self and are able to identify our strengths, we emerge as stronger individuals. Secondly, it keeps us unique and distinguishes us from everyone else. There are 4 components that define the esteem you might feel for yourself: self-confidence, identity, feeling of belonging, and feeling of competence. Key areas for self-awareness include our personality traits, personal values, habits, emotions, and the psychological needs that drive our behaviors. Marcia (1966) based his theory of adolescent identity development on Erikson’s (1950/1980) theory of psychosocial identity development and identified four identity statuses: identity diffusion, identity foreclosure, identity moratorium, and identity achievement.
What are the 2 main characteristics of identity?
Identity has two important features: continuity and contrast. Continuity means that people can count on you to be the same person tomorrow as you are today. Obviously, people change but many important aspects of social identity remain relatively stable such as gender, surname, language and ethnicity. Examples of social identity include: race, ethnicity, gender, sex, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, age, religion/religious beliefs, national origin, and emotional, developmental disabilities and abilities. Your authentic self is who you really are deep down. The part of you that doesn’t care what others think. Learning how to be your authentic self is an essential part of building meaningful relationships. Authenticity happens when your words, actions, and behaviors consistently match your core identity. We define ourselves by where we live, what language we speak, our religion, our height, even our eye color; these are simple choices we make which are often situationally based.
What are 5 characteristics of identity?
Aspects of identity examples include our gender, ethnicity, personality, religion, values, and hobbies. Each aspect helps to make up who we are, and make us unique individuals. There are many factors that shape identity, and they can be both external and internal factors. Society, family, friends, ethnicity, culture, location, media, interests, self-expression, and life experiences are all common factors that shape identity. Your chosen identity includes the characteristics that you choose such as occupation, hobbies and political affiliation. Your core identity is made up of the attributes that make you unique as an individual such as behaviors, values, skills, and items from your given and chosen category. Personality traits, abilities, likes and dislikes, your belief system or moral code, and the things that motivate you — these all contribute to self-image or your unique identity as a person. The “Big 8” socially constructed identities are: race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, ability, religion/spirituality, nationality and socioeconomic status.