My Social Role In The Polish-American Community In Chicago

Ambition For Understanding One source once stated, “Children begin to develop a sense of identity as individuals and as members of groups from their earliest interactions with others” (Trumbull and Pacheco 9). This quote displays the importance of developing a strong sense of cultural identity, structure, and association from a very young age. Being a part of something bigger than one’s self gives meaning to life, conceives a favorable lifestyle, and influences significant life decisions. In order to understand one’s cultural identity, he or she needs to understand what the term means.

One source once stated, “By masking the discomfort, of being pre-judged” (Mora 40). People should examine their culture in order to better understand how it affects their identity and perceptions. In order to understand one’s cultural identity, he or she needs to understand what the term means. According to one source, cultural identity can be defined as “We all have unique identities that we develop within our cultures, but these identities are not fixed or static” (Trumbull and Pacheco 10). Various aspects of a person’s life that may determine his or her cultural identity music, community, family, ethnicity, relationships, religion, clothing, and food. After analyzing several texts, the reader recognizes that four important

According to the lesson, socialization is the interactive process of developing an identity through learning the knowledge, skills, values, attitudes, and norms needed to perform the role (Chamberlain, 2013). We use our experiences with other nurses in our profession to the set “bar” of which we

Socialization is the process through which people learn the language, norms, values, behaviors and other aspects of culture that a particular society views as acceptable. It is important for humans because it allows us to learn about our culture and it contributes to our personality.

Kirk and Rey’s essay, “Identities and Social Locations: Who Am I? Who Are My People?”, asserts that identity is the result of several different cofactors. Identity comes from a complex combination of personal beliefs and desires along with others views and expectations of you. Kirk and Rey’s use four different levels of social relations to demonstrate that identity is much more complicated than simple choices or decisions we make in the world. The essay defines social location as how the foundation of an individual’s existence is socially and politically expressed.

Personal and social identity is a fundamental unit for students as it provides a starting point for them to conceptualise how their personal experiences interconnects with public knowledge and understand the role of socialisation. As mentioned in the assessment the class consists of a diverse number of ethnic backgrounds and ability so this unit is crucial for them to understand how they fit in different social and cultural settings. In a way the diversity found in a class makes for an interesting interactions and discussions which will contribute to their understanding in the unit. This of course is limited by students ' willingness to share such information thus the activities in this unit have

We talk a lot about our social location, or identifying who we are. Before I get further into this paper I wish to identify myself. I am a white male born to two white, heterosexual Anglican parents. I grew up having mostly white friends, until graduating high school. I also have been diagnosed with clinical depression, which is a significant attribute of my identity. As a result of these intersectional attributes they create an identity that is both privileged and oppressed and these elements change depending on the situation (Curry-Steven, 2007, p.37). It is important to understand who you are, as it will shape who I am in the work I do as a social worker.

In chapter one's reading, there are many course concepts that caught my interest. The first concept that caught my eye was socialization. Difference Matters by Brenda J. Allen defines socialization as “how we are taught how to behave in the world” (Allen, 2011, p.12). We are taught socialization by our family members, teachers, peers, and the media. Children taught socialization will find their own personal social identity in society. When taught this they will think that it is real and natural for these actions to apply to them. Family members, teachers, peers, and media teach children to act a certain way in society. In doing this they will learn how to function as a respected and accepted member of their culture. For example, in my own personal life, my grandmother always told me to eat like a lady at the table. Eating like a lady included taking small bites, sitting straight up in your chair, chewing with your mouth shut, and never speaking with your mouth full. My grandmother was a southern lady she also taught me that ladies had a task to do around the home. Ladies made dinner, set the table, and cleaned up after the meal. I was always by her side absorbing everything she showed me. While the women cleaned up after dinner; my father, grandfather, and other men at the table would leave to talk or watch television. I never questioned my grandmother or the other women in my family why the men did not have to help clean up. My family was teaching me socialization and I did not even realize it. The next course concept that grabbed my attention was social identity theory. Allen describes this as “human tendency to label self and others based on individual and group identity” (Allen, 2011, p. 11). One could also describe this course concept as a group contently comparing their

Dr. Cieslicka is Polish and she discusses her culture proudly and she wants to maintain her cultural ties, even if she ultimately

Despite the dependability I have on my hometown of Calgary, Alberta it cannot surpass the overwhelming warmth and hearth which abundantly resonates within Warsaw, Poland. Perhaps it is simply the lasting effects of having first generation Canadian immigrants as parents who constantly reminisce on childhood adventures or just the inexplicable sheer bliss being in Warsaw has. Suffice to say, the sensation does not limit itself to the explicit ethos of Warsaw, but in fact compels me to miss the people – not purely family, but rather the inexplicably and enlightening aura of harmonized unity amongst individuals who retain some acknowledgeable altruism. I attribute the absence of this quality to be why I do not consider Calgary to be my primal landscape.

Throughout my life, certain identities have remained consist. And these identities have come to shape my perspectives and my needs and wants within American culture. Typically, my social

This essay is a reflective essay on my learning development from a young age through to my current position as a University Student. I will be relating my learning development back to two theories of human development, Vygotstsky’s socio-cultural theory and Marcia’s version of Erikson’s theory of identity development. I will identify and discuss the challenge I have faced with my identity and how this has impacted on my development.

Similar to my family’s critical role in my personal and social identity’s development, my ethnicity also contributes some of the most noticeable modifications of a social agents affect on an individual’s personal and social identity. Ethnicity provides a sense of belonging to a group and or a place in a globalised society. As for myself, ethnicity on a micro, meso and macro scale has become a major element in my personal and social identity’s

Language, culture and individual personal attributes are all things we consider when describing what identity is and how it is influenced. Culture influences many aspects of an individual's life such as traditions, belief systems, norms, personal values and more. A language is a form of expression, it also reveals a person's origins such as what country they are from. Both culture and language shape a person's identity and can make an individual feel as though they belong. Translations by Friel not only does a great job of demonstrating the importance of language and cultural identity but also shows how easily both can be stripped from a society.

Everybody has an identity, it makes them individual and unique, and it defines who you are as a person. This project about my identity showed me what makes me unique. I would have never known how much my friends mean to me or how my identities connect with each other. I have three identities that make me who I am, cultural, personal, and social. A specific quality that covers my cultural identity is being Czechoslovakian. Both sides of my family have at least a part of Czech in them. My great-grandparents are from Czech Republic and my grandpa was the first generation in America, he was born in Ohio. This is very important because I have always identified as Czech and it is a big part of me, as I am so interested in ancestry. For my personal identity, the biggest part is my personality, being loud and outgoing, has always been important to me. The reason being, it is how people view me. A lot of people know me as the loud person or the person who talks a lot. That is meaningful to me considering I like people to view me in a certain way The last identity, social, is one of the most important to me because it involves my friends, and through this project, I learned how vital they really are to my social identity. I realized that I have a good amount of friends in this project. It is nice to have people as a support system and to relate with. These qualities show that I value being loud and outgoing. It also says that I value my family and they are a big part of life. The last one, social, ties in with the first one because it shows I am outgoing and friendly.