My family has been the largest influence on who I am today and my identity, as well as other factors that play a role in this like my gender, location and conflicts. I am not only a different person but I'm a better person. Many reasons contribute to this, like all the life lessons I learn from not only my family but my friends as well. Being bullied through all of middle school has impacted me in a couple ways. it was hard to trust people, to make or keep friends and just completely destroyed
My family genealogy has a profound influence on my self-identity. According to Hurtado, an individual’s self-identity is comprised of two components: “personal” and “social” identity. My family tree has its root in Veracruz, Mexico. My father’s father, Lorenzo Martinez, worked in the fields to support his family. He lost his wife Isabel Valdez due to declining health. It forced by grandfather to assume the role of mother and father to his six children. I know little about my grandmother Isabel because
Reflection 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
Identity is shaped by numerous components. Socialization, factors and influences help create the identity of an individual. My parents and the elementary school I have attended have helped socialize me. Friends, family and my culture are major factors in creating who I am now. My father, my biggest influence has made my life turn out to be the way it is now. Had my influence been different, my life would have been altered. My identity has been formed through socialization, factors and an influence
What Shapes my Identity? Identity. What is identity? One will say that it is the distinct personality of an individual. Others will say that identity is the behavior of a person in response to their surrounding environment. At certain points of time, some people search for their identity in order to understand their existence in life. In regards, identity is shaped into an individual through the social trials of life that involve family, the religious beliefs by the practice of certain faiths
key to my identity. Elements such as sexuality, gender, and ethnicity are less important to me as my idea of self could be applied to many combinations of the aforementioned. Instead, I have come to recognize that the components key to my identity have less to do with the physical traits I was born with and more so to do with the values I possess and my own cognition. My capabilities, upbringing, faith, and culture are core to how I define myself and are, in my opinion, the key components of my identity
In life, all individuals form an identity that is shaped by the family in which they are raised. Proper morals, ethics, perspectives, and opinions shared by a family as a whole, are essential in the developing of a well mannered, sophisticated being. Opposite to this, family influence may shape an individual to be vulgar and discourteous, which certainly is not ideal. A poor family influence shapes an unhealthy identity, which may lead to future disorder and struggle for an individual. In the novel
personally, identity has always been an important aspect of my life. It is my own Social Penetration Theory in terms of the onion aspect of it – my identity has multiple layers through different stages of my life to date, it is continuously growing by the minute. There are multiple components that make up who I am, and by learning through experiences and this course I am able to get a stronger grip on not only identity as a whole, but also my own identity. The biggest component comes from my family values
terms with shaping my identity. Growing up my parents would always tell me to “stop acting Americanized” but this is the only way I know of whether if my culture is what is influencing me or if it's my peers. “Culture, is a social practice, it is not something that individuals possess; Rather, it is a social process in which individuals participate, in the context of changing historical conditions. As a “historical reservoir”, culture is an important factor in shaping Identity” (Anonymous, 2003)
different identities that helps describe who they are. We all have different roles that make us unique and are influenced by occurrences that happen within the home and the environment. Some of our identities can make us stronger individuals or weaken us by being judged. My identities, however, have made me a much stronger person to achieve goals, wishes, and successes. In this paper I will go more in detail on how my identities made me become more thankful of where I come from and how my experiences