2.1.3 Social and Cultural Identities
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Our sexual identity is affected by how our parents, other relatives, neighbors, friends deal with us. Boys and girls dressed in different colors, they are introduced to different kinds of toys. Each culture has communication and interaction that is considered as a female, male, or hermaphrodite. Today's media influences our identity and is considered a woman, a man, or a bisexual
Age is also one aspect of our identity. Culture observes and treats people of different age in various ways. For example, in Asian culture, aging is considered positive. The elderly are respected and their children will take care of them. However, depending on European culture, not all elderly people are respected. In many cases, they may live apart from the young generation and feel lonely
According to culture and background, spiritual identity can become more or less obvious. In some countries, people may even die for their beliefs. People's spiritual identity can lead to conflict, or even war in the worst case.
The identity of our social class influences our behavior and communication with others. Before meeting another person representing another social class, that person may not notice his class identity.
A person's nationality is a country's identity. In some people his or her national identity may be stronger than his or her national or cultural identity and vice versa.
In any country, there is a field where people equate themselves with themselves. In some countries, the identity of the area may be stronger than the citizen's identity. The identity of the area may not be generally positive, negative, real, or truthful for the people living there.
Our personal identity means how we see ourselves. Our personal identity is very important to us, we will communicate and negotiate with others
There seems to be a different view on cultural identity and social identity. Cultural identity is defined as the identity of a group or culture or individual as long as it is influenced by belonging to a group or culture. In addition, cultural identity is similar to identity politics and overlaps. A new form of identification has been proposed that breaks down the understanding of the entire body as an individual into a collection of different cultural identifiers. These identifiers arise from various conditions such as location, gender, race, history, nationality, language, gender, religion, ethnicity, aesthetics and even food. In places where the United States and Canada are ethnically diverse, social solidarity is mainly based on shared social values and beliefs. But some people who criticize cultural identity claim that cultural identity based on differences is societal splitting power.
The process leading to this identification is summarized as ethnic groups. Various cultural studies and social theories are studying the problems of culture and ethnic identity. Cultural identity review: place, gender, ethnicity, history, nationality, sexual orientation, religious beliefs and ethnicity. Religious identity is a collection of beliefs and customs that people commonly have, such as observing structured beliefs and rituals, studying ancestral and cultural traditions, sentences, history, myths, beliefs and mysterious experiences. The term "religious identity" refers to general beliefs, rituals, and individual acts related to communication resulting from such beliefs. The formation of this identity begins with the connection of religious beliefs of parents. It requires that individuals choose the same or different religious identities as their parents.