Identity And The Self Image

To date, there have been 391 mass shootings in the United States in 2017. Most of which, the motives of the shooters have been discovered, whether it be domestic problems, affiliation with a terror group, or some sort of mental disorder. Yet, none of the other 390 shootings compare to the degree of the October 1st shooting in Las Vegas which left 59 dead and over 400 injured. In fact, no shooting in United States’ history can compare to this tragic event. Although, investigators and experts have yet to come up with an exact motive for Stephen Paddock’s actions. While Paddock had a fair share of economic problems, as well as family issues, the most appropriate reason as to why the Vegas shooter perpetrated the act as he did most likely pertains to psychological theories of criminology.

There are various kinds of identity (individualized or shared) that people are expected to possess. (Hollinger, 2004) namely; personal identity which is known as a

In his essay, “Racial Identities”, Kwame Anthony Appiah addresses the topic of racial identification. He describes how and why it’s hard not to identify someone based on their race. Today in the United States, racial identification is quite relevant. People judge and stereotype others based on race. Classifying people based on their looks isn’t bad, it’s the negative attitudes and labels that come with it. Racial identification is hard for most people to avoid, is detrimental due to the bad attitudes people have, negatively affects people’s lifestyles, and divide people.

Identity is a group of characteristics, data or information that belongs exactly to one person or a group of people and that make it possible to establish differences between them. The consciousness that people have about themselves is part of their identity as well as what makes them unique. According to psychologists, identity is a consistent definition of one’s self as a unique individual, in terms of role, attitudes, beliefs and aspirations. Identity tries to define who people are, what they are, where they go or what they want to be or to do. Identity could depend on self-knowledge, self-esteem, or the ability of individuals to achieve their goals. Through self-analysis people can define who they are and who the people around them

8. What is identity? Is there a core to your self-identity independent of how others define you? How difficult would it be to remake any given person into someone with a new identity?

Identity’s Toxic Relationship With Society Identifying identity is a trying task in its own. Of course, it can not be narrowed down or oversimplified. Most people are not exactly the same, in fact, almost none are. Yet, we rely on our identities to find people to connect, share, and even identify with. Who we are and who we want people to see depends too much on society in this day age.

The most obvious way that a person’s identity can be understood is through that individual’s actions. For instance, Christopher McCandless continued to push himself away from society and those closest to him and eventually made his way to his ultimate destination-the Alaskan Wilderness-where he

Identity is a complex topic. To explain someone’s identity is to try to put a person’s whole being into words. It is similar to how when an author describes a character, readers have their own interpretation of what that description means. Identity is challenging to define due to everyone's different ideas of what identity means and a person can not perfectly describe someone with words. A common claim about identity is that you can be whoever you want, suggesting that people are in control of their identity.

A person’s identity may be determined by him/her family background and this is proven evident in the essay “Private and Public Language” by Rodriguez. We live in a world in which identities are determined prematurely without hesitation. This means that even without getting to know an individuals personality the first thing that is done instead is determining identities based on your physical state, family, or family background. As a culture we live in a diverse environment in which the majority of people come from a different place, and as a result many are identified differently depending on where he/she and their family are from. Today’s culture is more diverse than ever, and more and more people are migrating to different countries and settling so I feel like it

Living in a digital world where information is at the tip of our fingers, we are able to fulfill our curiosity for any culture through a search on the internet. We often question the strange behaviors of those who are unfamiliar to us, yet we rarely question our own perception and treat our culture as a sure thing. To understand how my Taiwanese heritage influences my identity and perception, I interviewed my parents, Tien-Hua (55) and Charlotte(52), and my grandmother, Wen-Li (80), via phone calls and video calls. The atmosphere of the interviews, as expected, were mainly causal with my parents and formal with my grandmother. While there were several indicators that suggest the shaping of my identity and perception, nationality and filial piety were the most influential ones.

In general we differentiate between two “kinds” of identity. On the one hand there is the so called social identity, which stresses self-interpretation as a member of a certain social group and on the other hand there is the personal identity, which puts it´s emphasis on individuality and distinctiveness. This distinction is widely known as “patchwork-identity”. Both identities are only a subgroup of many different subjectively interpreted identities that everyone of us has innate.

When judging someone too quickly to fully understand them people create stereotypes. Through these stereotypes people start to have expectations, they believe that everyone is the same consequently they start to associate certain people together. These people are treated identically despite them being completely different human beings. One person or a small group of people are not an acceptable representation of the larger group therefore stereotypes can have a considerable impact on the identity of a person. In the short story Identities the protagonist makes assumptions about the other characters based on stereotypes. The way they dress, where they live, who they are hanging out with and so forth. He judges them on things that do not represent who they are. The protagonist drives through a neighbourhood that he believes is dangerous. When he pulls over to use a phone, he is cautious as he gets out of his fancy car, he then walks towards a store with a small crowd of people out front. He is nervous to walk by them, so when he spots the police officer, he feels relief that he should be safe. What the protagonist did not expect was that the police officer had made assumptions about him, as he had done to the crowd. The officer thought he had stolen the car, so when the protagonist reaches for his identity he is shot. The characters could

What if I were to ask you how do you identify yourself? Not the way society or the world identifies you. What makes you, the person you are? Would you instantly have an answer or would you need time to think about it? I asked myself this same question and the first thing that came to mind was what society would define “me” as. A New Yorker, a heterosexual Hispanic Spanish speaking female, and person with pigmented skin. That does not define who I am as a person some of those are clear characteristics anyone can see. So then what makes me who I am? How about the person I am on the inside, personality, the way I think and my actions towards others? My family, the era I grew up in and my experiences in life make me who I am.

Identity is what evolves us, it is what makes us think the way we do, and act the way we act, in essence, a person’s identity is their everything. Identity separates us from everyone else, and while one may be very similar to another, there is no one who is exactly like you; someone who has experienced exactly what you have, feels the way you do about subjects, and reacts the same to the events and experiences you have had. This became prevalent to me as I read through many books, that everyone goes through the process of finding who they are. A prevalent theme throughout literature is the idea that over time one develops their identity through life over time, in contrast to being born with one identity and having the same

Our identity can sometimes be shaped by the way others see us. As we have seen, the way in which others view us can have some sort of impact on how we see ourselves. There are also other contributing factors such as our years of adolescence, the basic human need of wanting to belong and maturing; all play an equally important part in the forming of our character and who we are. On balance it appears that there is not only one influence in the shaping of our identity, but there are many.