More Culture Than Color By A. S. King And Mireya Navarro

Cultural Identity is the combined values and characteristics that shape how an individual perceives themselves. An individual's role in society can be affected by how others perceive the individual based on the values associated with his or her cultural identity. As shown in A.S. King and Mireya Navarro’s writing, the cultural elements of social organization and customs and traditions affect an individual’s role in society.
Customs and traditions affect how an individual and society interact with each other. Customs are often particular to a culture and can have certain meanings depending on which culture the custom is from. As discussed in the article Cultural Differences? Or, are we really that different? Written by Gregorio Billikopf, in Russia, …show more content…
Social organization is an important part of what makes up social identity because an individual’s groups are often a part of cultural identity. In the article For Many Latinos, Racial Identity Is More Culture Than Color by Mireya Navarro, Latinos are not defined by their physical traits, but rather their shared cultural traits and experiences. Many Latinos in the United States are not counted as being Latino because they feel conflicted about what box should be checked on consensus forms. This influences society because they are not being counted which makes the consensus inaccurate and the proper funding is not provided as it should. Other kinds of social organization can also affect an individual’s social identity. In the novel Reality Boy by A.S. King, Gerald Faust belongs to the special education class along with other misfits in the typical high school setting. Gerald is treated differently by the students in the normal classes even though he has no reason other than anger issues, to be in the SPED class. Social Organization affects an individual's role in society through certain qualities and behaviors associated with the