Critical Media Project Article: Identity Is A Socially Constructed Concept

I know who I am because of the experiences I have had growing up and what they have taught¬ me. I agree with the statement made in the Critical Media Project Article, “Identity is a socially and historically constructed concept. We learn about our own identity and the identity of others through interactions with family, peers, organizations, institutions, media and other connections we make in our everyday life.” I know who I am now because of what I’ve learned about myself in past experiences. Of course, other social constructed “key facets of identity—like gender, social class, age, sexual orientation, race and ethnicity—play significant roles in determining how we understand and experience the world, as well as shaping the types of opportunities