My Influence On My Identity

After reading from the book and listening to what we talked about in class relating to the concept of one’s identity, I realized that I have not actually deeply thought about my identity. However, now I am able to take the time and realize that even though I have not thought deeply about it my entire life has influenced my identity. Ever since I can remember, one of the most important things in my life has been my family and friends. I have been very lucky because I grew up in a family where I could be myself. Growing up in this type of environment enabled me to be the type of person who is there for others and wants to help others feel that they are important. After learning about Marcia’s Identity Statuses it allowed me to take a …show more content…
Today, I believe that I am part of the moratorium identity status when it comes to politics. When it comes to politics, I am aware of some of my beliefs regarding certain issues; however, I have not fully decided which side I favor. I am also not that updated on the current political debates so I don’t want to choose a side until I do more research. Early in my high school career, I was not able to vote and I believe during that time I was also in identity diffusion status. Back then I did not understand the majority of what was they talked about and because I could not vote I did not see the importance of choosing a side. When it comes to my identity status for my religious beliefs, I would say that I am in the identity achievement status. I grew up in a household that celebrated Christmas, but for the most part we considered ourselves Jewish. When my parents were kids my mother was Catholic and my father was Jewish. I don’t know why they chose to put emphasis on the Jewish religion but they did. Both my brother and I started to go too Hebrew School when we were in the last few years of elementary school all the way until we graduated high school. Overtime I have been able to go to church because my mom’s side of the family still goes to church. Despite having the opportunity to experience Christianity, I still consider myself Jewish because I grew up that way and I agree with many of the Jewish …show more content…
I think that the three domains that are considered are very important and do play a huge role in our lives. I think that there are probably other domains that are in our lives but the ones that Marcia has chosen are the only ones that I can think of at this moment. All of the domains that Marcia chose are the ones that make up a major part of our lives. Our jobs are what we choose to do in order to make a living and we spend much of our lives doing these jobs. In addition, depending on the individual religion plays a major role in his/her life. Also, our interpersonal identity is a very important part of who we are and helps us find those who we trust. I believe that Marcia’s ideas are good representation of what someone’s true identity really is. Overall, writing this paper gave me the opportunity to look at my identity on a deeper