Hum/111 Week 1 Assignment

When I first began this assignment, I thought that the question, “Who am I?,” was a very difficult one to answer. However, as I began to answer the question, there came to light some interesting similarities. If I were to categorize each of my answers in terms of gender, age, ethnicity, race, or religion, then I believe I only addressed those with the first and fifth time answering the question. My first answer was, “I am a white male American who attends school and goes to work.” That answer provides information about how I see my physical self in context with the culture I live in. I only answered the question in this way once. My fifth answer fits into the category that describes my age, however I still did not directly address my age; “I believe I may be someone in-between stages, I am no longer a dependent, but I also do not yet have the skills necessary to improve my situation out of poverty.” The rest of my answers …show more content…
Isolation. That is the category I would put the rest of my answers into. My second answer, “I am someone who likes to have my own space, but also seek a romantic relationship”, is exactly that psychosocial category in my own words, applied to myself. My forth answer is also similarly structured, “I am someone who loves independence and freedom. I am okay with being alone with myself.” I was able to connect myself closely with the intimacy vs. isolation stage. Frager and Fadiman in our textbook said, “Only after we have established a relatively firm sense of identity we are capable of developing a close and meaningful relationship with another. Only then can we think ourselves to partnership, affiliation, and intimacy with another person” (161). This quote really hit close to home because it was something I have noticed in my relationships. Once I began to figure out who I wanted to be in the world, I also began looking for someone to share my experiences