Identity politics

Identity development, beginning in infancy, is the most important developmental mission of life. As humans, we are continually forming sense a sense of self, therefore, identity development can rarely be “completed”. As we have learned there are several types of development such as cognitive, physical, and identity, this paper will focus on my own identity development based on the findings of James Marcia. James Marcia was a developmental psychologist whom expanded on Erikson’s Stages of…

Developing and describing my own background and identity is a lifelong process, which can be differ from one stage of to another. "Identities are the traits and characteristics, social relations, roles, and social group memberships that define who one is" (Oyserman, Elmore, & Smith, 2012, p. 69). My personal identities and roles are developed through by background experiences. I was born and raised in very small village of Nepal, where I did not have so much opportunity to enhance my knowledge,…

Introduction The culture in Hong Kong is varies from time to time, there are many unclear lines have been drawn in defining the cultural change since there are different narratives told by different “Hong Kongers”. From defining the cultural change in Hong Kong, to taking for granted that a genuine Hong Kong culture does exist. Especially after the handover of Hong Kong in 1997, it has propelled the the analysis of social and cultural phenomena in Hong Kong (Cheung & Tam, 1999). So, the period…

the battle”. ( Mariscal, George. Brown-Eyed Children Of The Sun. pg. 27”). This topic of Chicano Activists relates to Chicano History class because from 1966 to 1974 Mexicans experienced a big transformation. There were a lot of militant protest politics. The youth was a major part of the movement, they participated in a lot of events. There were leadership formations, organizational development, political mobilizations, and the best part I think were peoples participation. It was the very first…

Attempting to Understand Personal Identity The most important concept in the work by Gary Foster, “Internet Dating: Challenges to Love and Personal Identity,” is the idea of personal identity and what makes up one’s personal identity. In his work Gary Foster states that personal identity is the result of each person’s unique set of characteristics, but he also apparently thinks that it is not just the characteristics themselves but each person’s own unique embodiment of those same…

Ethnic Hierarchy, One-Way Assimilation, Cultural Pluralism, and Group Separation. Through Fredrickson’s outlining of each model, we are able to identify the benefits and disadvantages that each model possesses and the effect they have on cultural identity. The majority of United States…

Diversity, in its broadest definition, and as afforded by Barak (2008), refers to the specific categorization of certain human differences. According to Shore, Chung-Herrera, Dean, Ehrhart, Jung, Randel, & Singh (2009), these differences are what make up the dimensions of diversity such as race, age, gender, disability, ethnicity, and sexual orientation. There is no question as to the fact that there is an influx of diverse populations into the worlds labor market (Groschl, 2012). While the…

Rarely in life do people stop, reflect, and think about who they really are. Describing oneself, something that many assume would be a simple task, is, in all honesty, quite strenuous. When contemplating ones identity, people simply believe that they are themselves, the person that they have been their entire life. Going through the college application process, I was dumbfounded as to how I would prove to admissions officers that I was more than just data and statistics. I asked myself…

Usually candidates/legislators try to target groups with certain social identities and they base them on certain things like racial, ethnic, religions, and nationalist identities. By tapping into their identities, they can find out what the group believes in and their hopes/dreams. Candidates appealing to groups rather than individuals is not just because they provide valuable information but…

Research Proposal 1. Kimberle Crenshaw’s article “Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence Against Women of Color” is an essay that exposes the reality of being a colored woman today. It compares the unfair treatment of colored women to the treatment of white women in various scenarios. Colored women not only face discrimination due to sexism but they also experience racism. Facing both make it a hard intersection for many colored women. She states how women of…