Identity

Identity can only be created by people themselves throughout their life. The creation of one’s identity derives from an individual’s thoughts, actions, and impact they have had on life and others. In Thomas Merton’s wise words, “True identity is something people must create for themselves by making choices that are significant and that require a courageous commitment in the face of challenges.” Life is meant to let us face challenges to find who we are by what paths we choose to take. Despite a…

“My Teenager Years- Struggling with My Identity and Codependency” (age 13-19) Erik Erikson characterized adolescence as a critical period in forming an identity and proposed that adolescents experience the conflict of identity versus role confusion (Zunker, 2016; Sigelman & Rider, 2015). So, what is an identity and how does it form? Identity refers to who you are and where you fit into society. The search for finding your own identity involves many factors and questions that we all look at in…

some resemblance to reality. Australia’s National identity is constantly changing through the evolution of Australia from once being considered the sons of the British Empire to creating a unique national identity like no other. With Australia being a young and culturally diverse nation, which often struggles with how to define its national identity, the word “Australianness” can often been an umbrella term used to describe it’s national identity. Advertising campaigns are promoting Australians…

Everyday, I tend to overlook and ignore what my culture has to offer me because in my perspective, my cultural identity never had significant value. I just never questioned the importance of my cultural identity. But as we slowly visit the individual cultural topic, I realized the many aspects of how my own cultural identity is influenced by my family names, religion, and food. My cultural identity is a simple strawberry. A strawberry can be frozen, chocolate dipped, topped with sprinkles or…

Identity status John Bender is a victim of child abuse who acts like “the criminal” at his school because he lacks attention and direction, has a weak sense of trust, little autonomy and no commitments. According to Erikson, John Bender “The Criminal” is suffering from role confusion which is “lack of direction and definition of self” (Later Adolescence, March 29, 2016, Slide #6) and occupies the identity diffusion status which is “a state in which there has been little exploration or active…

Using Marcia’s identity states, I would put myself in the identity foreclosure. This states that the identity if foreclosed until the individual picks where they want to be in their life. I picked this one because of a few reasons. One, I’ve always been a bit of a go with the flow person. I figure out what it is I want to do for the time being and then when I’m ready for find something more for find something else it is that I’m interested in I go for it. Also when it comes to this I’ve been put…

There are about seven billion identities on the face of Earth. Every individual throughout the years of their life develops their identities, personal and social. Personal identity is how one perceives oneself over one’s lifespan. Social identity is what social categories one places oneself in. It is a lifelong process that we can do unconsciously; therefore defining our own identity can be tricky. I will explain the importance of knowing one’s identity with Gandi’s quote, “Be the change you…

truly are and why we may contrast around different groups. We don’t act the same around our friends as we would around our family, teachers, or strangers. Along with ourselves, our culture affects us as well. We are all raised differently. If our identity remains the same with every group we might be considered “weird” or “awkward.” Our parents or guardians may have taught us to be a diverse person, acting a certain way around certain groups just to fit in or please…

Identity plays an important factor role in our everyday lives. Identity is the set of behavioral or personal characteristics by which an individual is recognizable as a member of a group. People’s identity defines their identifications; in what they associated themselves with. Identity may be classified by many categories such as religion, race, sexuality, gender and ethnicity. Some identities are developed later in life, such as languages, wealth status and social status. The issues with…

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…