My Identity Research Paper

My family shaped my personal and social identity at a micro level by being the first set of influencers the moment I was born. My personal identity is significantly influenced by my family through the approach that my parents have taken to raise and nurture me. The results of my parents raising me is shown through the behaviour and beliefs that I embody. For example, because of my family I have always been aware that there is a God. In consequence, my compliant behaviour towards religion has already been constructed at a young age. Moreover, my social identity’s structure was shaped by my family through they way they have socially interacted with me. My micro level interactions with my family throughout time has created a deeply rooted influence within me. The influence that my family has had on my social identity is demonstrated in the way that I respond in certain social situations. For example, through behavioural observation as a child I have learned not to speak back to my parents when they are lecturing me.

Nursery walls painted baby blue, the bedding a classic Winnie-the-Pooh print. Stroller and car seat covered in neutral plaid. Footed onesies in shades of white, yellow, and green. A long list of unisex names from which to choose. Sifting through my baby book, it is easy to see tell that my parents had no clue what gender their new baby would be. That is, until I came into the world in a flurry of activity and someone—probably the doctor—announced “It 's a girl!” My grandmother immediately went out to purchase something frilly and pink, the utmost in feminine attire, and thus my identity as girl was affixed.

Nationality fosters identity. One’s identity is usually traced back to one’s culture and place of birth. But for me, nationality has fostered confusion. I was born in New York City and lived there for eight years; therefore I should identify as American. But when my family moved because my mother received a job transfer to Geneva, Switzerland, I was surrounded by a foreign language and culture. Living for the first half of my life among the diverse American population and spending the second half of my life surrounded by the homogeneous Swiss population sparked my curiosity. My exposure to two contrasting cultures shaped my perspective and allowed me to mature, as I learned to define myself and my ideals. My past allowed me to appreciate the value and privilege of learning–something that I had previously taken for granted.

My identity and my culture is important to me and I want the whole world to know where I came from and how I became the person I am today. I was thought from a young age to never forget who I am and where I came from. I am from the country of Jamaica and it is a very hard economy to grow and make yourself known. Jamaica is also a third world country and there is something about this island that is very special and meaning full to me. It's my home, where my family is located, where I was raised to be the young women I am today. The struggles that I would see my family go through had influenced me to become better because never would I want my children to see me go through those same struggles. I want to be a pediatrician. I want to help kids

As shown in Appendixes 1 and 2, the individual identified as a white, heterosexual, bio man which was not something that I was surprised by. He also identified as gender conforming and able-bodied, as well as being a middle-class, young adult. These were all identities that I had previously assumed and was not surprised by any. There was some clarification going on at this time to ensure that the correct identity was being identified. He also declined to answer his identity on religion at this time. He stated that he perceived his gender, class, sexual orientation, and ability as all being purely agent status. Regarding his race, sex, and age, he felt that these identities were a mix of both target and agent statuses.

The internet always implies how one should treat certain social identities. For example, the internet make racist jokes about African American or other race to change the way one feel about someone. This can change the way one treat other people. For example, the media does not represent Donald Trump in a best way. Celebrities also voices their opinion about Donald Trump on social media, which can influences their fan's opinion about the president. These ways can either be negative or positive.

Current research and some implications for future research. First, social identity analysis can be fruitfully developed and expanded. As we have mentioned above, social identity analysis indicates that follow-up identification is an important regulator of leadership effectiveness, leading group prototyping and leading group orientation as important determinants of leadership effectiveness (Hogg, 2001; Hogg & Knippenberg, Hogg, 2003b) But also regulates the effect of leadership group prototype on leadership effectiveness, and is independent of the identity of followers. This result suggests that the cognitive closure of the followers of individual differences or a clear answer to the question of desire and avoidance of ambiguity with the group.

Through the lens of identity formation a person develops a clear idea of who they are. During this process, young people discover who they are in different settings, and they wear their culture, ethnicity, gender and sexual identity as cement in the formation of identity. According to Cote’ and Levine lack of cultural references interferes with identity formation (2014). James Marcia defined identity as “as an existential position, to an inner organization of needs abilities, and self-perceptions as well as to a sociopolitical stance” (1980). Identity are the unique talents, desire, experiences, and beliefs. The more one understands their uniqueness in comparison to others, the better they can understand themselves.

I like to think of myself as someone who would help others only out of the kindness of my heart. I want to believe this because it allows me to think of myself as a kindhearted person. Unfortunately, I am not able to be that kind of person at home. I am mostly sarcastic, rude, irritable, and aggressive around my family. Because of this, my family doesn’t think of me as a loving and helpful person. Instead, they believe that I am a coldhearted monster because of my “inhuman” strength and also because of how rarely I cry. Additionally, I get very grumpy and stubborn when I get yelled at to do something, which would explain why my family does not think very highly of me.

There are many different things that make up a person's identity. Some of those things are their name, where they're from, and their occupation. Your name can tell people where you are from sometimes because some names are more common in other parts of the world. Where you are from

Your personal identity is who you are as a person. You demonstrate parts of your personal identity through what you wear, or how you act towards other people. Some things that are important aspects of your personal identity are your birth order, family dynamics, and just your personality in general. You also demonstrate part of your personality through what you want in the future.

Identity is an individual and personal thing for everyone. Someone's identity makes up who they are and all of the parts of their life. But does everyone truly understand their identity? Do humans have to look for it or is it already in front of them? Identity is something in a person's life that we hope to further understand and get a deeper knowledge about, unless we walk the earth wondering who we really are. Without identity no one would be able to comprehend who they are and all of their unique traits and qualities.

"We all wear masks and the time comes when we cannot remove them without removing some of our skin." Wearing a mask has become part of our daily life, it is almost impossible to be yourself with everyone. The way you act around your mom will always be different than the way you behave in a conference. Our society demands that we present an identity that can be comfortably catalogued. You are expected to have an easily identifiable mask.

Every individual has his or her own identity. People’s beliefs are shaped by the environment they grew up in, the way they were raised, and the way they were treated. In this paper I am going to discuss about my belief in regards to gender, gender roles, race, sexuality, and social class. I will also discuss about the different experiences I had encountered in life that has determined my beliefs and my values.

When I was a little girl, I was taught to wear only feminine clothing such as dresses, skirts, etc. From that point on, that’s all I’ve known. This is because it is socially and culturally accepted when females only wear feminine clothing.