Cultural identity

Within humankind, identity shapes different ways of navigating the world one lives in. Factors affecting identity include religion, ethnicity, and political beliefs. These “ways of living,” shaped by identity, will be referred to from here on as “cultures.” Human rights are intended to afford protections to the human population as a whole, but because various cultures have additional vulnerabilities, it is often the case that they require additional protections granted to them. Contrarily, at…

years of age and in the middle of my second year of college. However, I’ve been through enough throughout my 19 years of living that I’ve formulated a strong idea as to what my cultural identity is and how it affects me as a person, friend, and future educator. To start off, the biggest factor that influenced my cultural identity is race. My ethnic background is what I was born with and have been associated with my entire life from the moment I was born. Although, living life as a minority…

The American Cultural Identity is one of individualism, creativity, and innovation rooted in a desire to live freely. The Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights all outline the importance of each citizen’s rights and protections under the law. During the earliest years of the United States, the Founding Fathers ensured that the country would defend freedom and that “all men are created equal.” Since these principles were established in 1776, America has…

Culture could be many things it could be about your racism, what you're good at and etc.for my cultural identity i put videogames because i love that a lot. Its mostly going to be about how interesting it is. Also how joyful it is to play certain games that interest you.And i will also talk about how big time consuming it is when you play. Video Games could really interest you when you're really bored because it could keep your mind occupied. Of course you need to know what you like a lot…

Sandra Jimenez Cultural Identity Paper January 18, 2017 Communal Identity My country El Salvador has a similar culture as the other counties in Latin America, and more specifically to other countries in Central America. Mestizo culture dominates the country, influenced by culture clash of ancient Mesoamerican and medieval Iberian Peninsula. In El Salvador, the official language is Central America Spanish. Less than one percent of the population speaks the Pipil language, in places such as…

Cultural identity is a feeling of belonging to a particular culture which holds similar behaviors, beliefs, values, and symbols. Culture can also be termed as what makes a person including language, gender, religion, race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation among others. Although we are all born into different cultures, we are not born with them but learn about them at all levels of growth and development and as we grow old enough to understand. Those values are passed along by communication…

history involves family, religion, and hardships. This paper explores my recognition of my culture. I have gain insight about my cultural roots, historical events, cultural assumptions within the African American culture. This paper present research and interviews with family member to discuss my personal reflection of the research I have done regarding my cultural identity.…

Valery Nix “My Cultural Identity” My family has been one of the significant impacts on my life. I was raised in what I would call an average household. My family has always consisted of a mother, father, and two brothers. My parents are still married and they have been since before I was born. We have always been part of the “middle class.” This can be looked at as both a hindrance and an advantage. The hinderance is that my parents have always provided for me. I cannot remember a time when I…

Cultural Identity Growing up, I learned that my family and I come from various cultures and backgrounds, which I thought was extremely unique. I concluded that my culture was unique because it was different from my friends that I grew up with because we were all different ethnicities. My race that I identity with is Caucasian and my ethnicities that I identity with are Swiss, Italian, German, and Native American. I grew up in Soledad, California, which is mainly populated by Hispanics so I knew…

Cultural Identification: My identity is influenced by many factors, some being more obvious than others. Gender and age are the most obvious trait to recognize, which leads other contributing factors be unnoticed, for example, culture. Despite the fact that culture plays a very important role in influencing who we are, it is often overlooked because it cannot be seen by just looking at a person. When people look at me, I feel they see a small town, white, middle-aged, middle class women. They…