Social identity

“Who am I?” This is such a burning question. “Who am I?” It’s the kind of open-ended question everybody dreads on a test. The search for identity, love, and truth are common themes in literature. They’re themes that everybody can relate to. “Who am I?” ☺ In Carrie, an adolescent girl struggles with being an outcast at school, a violently religious and vindictive mother, and being telekinetic. ☺ I haven’t gotten too far into Salem’s Lot, but so far the author is uncovering the very distant past…

Who am I? Who am I? This question could be answered in many different ways. I could define myself by my race, location, ethnicity, and gender. I am much more than the color of my skin, the stereotypical labels, religion and people’s assumptions. India Arie said it best in her song “I Am Not My Hair” she stated that,” I am not my hair, I am not this skin, I am not your expectations, no hey, I am the soul that lives within.” I am a Christian young woman who finds her strength, hopes, dreams, and…

expressing yourself was highly encouraged, but to a certain degree. I’m sure anyone from a small town can relate to the difficulty of expressing your individuality and uniqueness in such a small community where there is an underlying pressure to conform to social standards. We’ve all heard the saying, “Small town, big dreams,” and the notion that no one seems to ever make it out of a small town. I love my home and the small town feeling it entails but I believe it played a big part in shaping…

Chinese, pg. 223). Identity is an affinity that everyone searches for throughout life. The identity that is discovered first is usually not true, but is instead an identity that was created or shaped to match an idealistic person we want. The graphic novel American Born Chinese questions and delves into what identity means for the main character, Jin Wang. The reoccurring theme identity is constantly referenced as readers find themselves asking what identity means. Self-identity is not something…

Identity One is based upon things that don’t let us identify ourselves. Identity is distinguishing who you are character or personality of an individual, but do we really set our identity just on ourselves? We are influenced and put in situations where we become other people other than ourselves. Our identity is sometimes based on stereotypes, mindset, and the influences friends set before us. For starters, we always make stereotypes about other people, whether it is on how they look or…

CONCEPT PAPER My identity is a collection of thoughts, feelings, and ideals that best describe how I perceive myself. I consider my own identity as that of a caring and outgoing young man, who is viewed by his friends as somewhat charismatic. For example, physically I am a young man impacted by spina bifida, a condition in which a portion of the spine is outside the body at birth. The…

answer is in people’s identity. The subject of identity is found abundantly in the novel Rebecca, by Daphne du Maurier. Du Murier explores the theme of identity by giving some characters a well formed and detailed identity, while others she leaves almost blank. Although the lack of a character’s identity may seem absurd, it allows one to watch one identity develop while another is stripped away. The antagonist of the story is Rebecca de Winter, who has a very detailed identity. She was the first…

My cultural identity is not your average painting. Culture is the way your background manifests the way you live and celebrate life. Instead of using your primary colors to make this magnificent work of art you need to blend at least two colors to come out what you need. It is the same way with both of my families that come together and I have grown up on different sides of the spectrum of color and culture. My cultural identity reflects with my magnificent hobbies, my unique clothing, and my…

Connections Extended essay: "I think it's really important that we share this world and we're connected to it" - Tim Hetherington Introduction: It is important that we know that we share this world and are connected to it. We all have our suburb community, school communities, our state community, and national community, but most of all we are all apart, little or big, black or white, female or male, African or Australian, all apart of the bigger picture, the global community. I think that it is…

The study of the development of identity in adolescence is a topic often tested and discussed in the world of psychology. From Erik Erikson's stages of development, in particular identity v. role confusion, to James Marcia’s “Identity Statuses”, there are many studies and theories which show how identity is truly developed within an adolescent. When a person is asked to describe themselves, they will often list their occupation, their interests, religious stance, and perhaps the name of their…