The Case Of The Prosecution Of Wartime Sexual Violence During The Break Up Of Yugoslavia

Stuart Hall defines identity as an ‘already accomplished fact, which the new cultural practices then represent’. We should think instead of ‘identity as a ‘production’ which is never complete, always in process, and always constituted within, not outside, representation’ (Hall 1994 p.392). An individual’s sense of belonging to a particular group, thinking, feelings and behaviour can also be referred to as identity. One’s cultural image can construct identity; such features as hair, skin tone and height. History shapes our identity.

This reflection encompasses three main areas which are the issues of authenticity in identity creation, the irony of the attempted universalism and the controversial issue of cultural relativism. Firstly, the overreliance of societal perceptions in an identity creation may upset the authenticity of a particular identity. Despite having the autonomy to

Identity can mean different things to different people, but for most people, it’s about one’s personality and experiences. The 21st century has seen young people in various parts of the globe have a preference for some desired identity, which they deem superior, rather than accept their own identities. For example, in Goin Gangsta, Choosin Cholista: Claiming Identity, Neil Bernstein makes a case on how a number of people have claimed ethnic individualities other than their own and this is not an evil obsession (Bernstein, 1995). In this essay, a girl named April and her friends (and by extension most young people) believe that “identity is not a matter of where you come from, what you were born into, or what colour your skin is, but it’s everything

     Identity is one of the main questions throughout all of our readings, because it is hard for people to accept who they are in society. Accepting their identity as a minority with little if any freedoms

Throughout the years, identity theft has been the fastest growing crime in the United States. Since December 2014, 17.6 million Americans have endured identity theft. But what is identity? Society has define identity to be information, such as an SSN or passport, used to establish or prove a person's individuality. While in reality, identity is the question humankind ask themselves “Who am I?” and “What am I?”. As Erik Erikson, psychological development, stated, if the human race can’t define and engender their identity by their adolescence age, then they become addle or solitude throughout their adulthood. Overall, identity is an entity that’s not inherit by primogenitor but rather concoct by values, experiences, and challenges face throughout

In Amin Maalouf’s book “In the Name of Identity” Maalouf emphasizes that we should not judge people on one singular identity. He argues that, “Identity can’t be compartmentalized. You can’t divide it up into halves or thirds or any other separate segments. I haven’t got several identities: I’ve got just one, made up of many components in mixture that is unique to me, just as other people’s identity is unique to them as individuals.” The essence of Maalouf’s argument is that one should not define another based solely on a singular component of their identity but rather their identity as a whole.

Many years of exploration on identity has revealed five wide measurements of identity. These supposed Big Five measurements are called:

The notion of identity is an enduring subject that sociologists have been analyzing for a period of time. Richard Jenkins connotes that ‘identity is our understanding of who we are and of who other people are, and, reciprocally, other people’s understanding of themselves and of others’ (Jenkins 2004, p5) Our identity dictates the manner in which humans interact with one another and by doing so, people create relationships with one another. Thus, human relationships are molded by two, or more, individual identities uniting. There are various ways one can be identified, such as race, religion or sexuality. These terms, or labels, can determine how society interprets an individual and influence their behavior towards the one person, thus their relationship with one another. For example, the

There is nothing more central to the human experience than the search for identity, no cause greater than the search for oneself, neither hunger nor peace. The core desire for every human being is acceptance: love. Because of this desire, the search for true identity is often littered with a series of varied facades; a reshaping of one’s inward perception with the changing of social currents. Despite the true nature of identity lying well within the boundaries of the human body, many query these foreign sources in an attempt to create their identity, usually one far removed from what lies within. This reliance on foreign influences when molding the perception of one’s identity creates a crucial impasse in the concurrent search for

Course readings “The Child” by Richard A. Schweder and “In the Name of the Identity” by Amin Malouf covers multiple ideas of identity that shows the academic community how people proceeded the world in relationship to themselves. For one, Schweder and his colleagues primarily address two ways of how people confirm to their identity. The first idea Schweder point out was that people conform based upon their own upbringing. The second idea stems from Erick Erosion theory which highlights how social groups/levels influences people’s identity. In Maalouf reading the writer gives various example of identity from religious beliefs to political doctrines. From my understanding, both readings reveal that identity doesn’t have a set concept, but

This essay looks at identity, specifically on an individual level as well as identity change, and acts of identification. Identity is difficult to define- it is not known exactly what forms out identity. But it is known that individuals have multiple identities, that come into practice depending on the context of where they are, and who they are with. A person has not only one self, but several selves that correspond to widening circles of group memberships. Different social context may trigger an individual to think, feel, and act on basis of their personal, family or national level of self, in addition to this a person also has multiple-social identies (self-concept derived from perceived memberships of social groups). Personal identity refers to self-knowledge derived from individual’s unique attributes. In addition, identity provides a link between individuals and the world they live in. It combines how they see their selves and how others see them, Identity involves the internal, the subjective, and the external, it is a socially recognised position, that is recognised by others not just the individual. It is for these reasons that social scientists find identity both individual and collective of interest. Acts of identification occur as a result of identity changes, which allow the individual to see themselves in another’s place, or to imagine themselves into a new identity. Identity change can mean different things on varying levels dependent on the ‘pace of change’,

Human beings are extremely universal and different from person to person, but dealing with uncertainties about ourselves is a process the majority of humans have to overcome in our society, this constitutes to a serious risk of developing identity problems. Having identity problems is frequently considered to be one of the biggest fears in our society. But why are we so afraid of it, is it because our society speak ill of people with identity problems or is it because your identity goes against the social standard.

Humans operate for their own self-interest, regardless of what that might mean in the relation to other individuals. The world in its basic form is separated into political entities called nation-states. Nations because of lingual, religious, cultural, or political formulas affecting the majority of individuals within a certain undefined boundary and states because of judicial and governmental legitimacy over a certain defined geographical territory. Because of our hierarchical structuring of our international

We, humans, are defined by our identity, and to uphold and appreciate our identities is to uphold and celebrate humanity. Our identities are something we should be proud of, a shining example of individuality or your commitment to a group. In our world, people all over are fighting the battle that our ancestors fought for us. It is our duty to help them in their struggle and to welcome their identities alongside

Everyday common sense in our society uses the concept of identity in a different way; it sees identity is something that a person or a group has. Contrary to