The Core Concepts Of My Social Identity Wheel

The social identity matrix project was a complex task to complete in general. Complex in the sense that it was not hard, but more so of me having to think about each of the different the identity categories that had to be filled out. Personally, I have not ever sat down to contemplate about each of the different categories. For example, the only time that each of these categories have ever became relevant is when I have had an experience with someone else bringing it to attention. Whether, it was my race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual identity. While, it does not surprise me how complex it was for me to focus on things I do not talk about but I fully understand each of the categories. Above all, I know who I am and I can only hope people see the person I portray to be.

In Common hour, we learned about Diversity, Community, & Social Justice. We learned that Diversity and Social Identity are interconnected, one cannot exist without the other. Social Identity is one aspect of Diversity, while Diversity is based upon Social Identity. However, both of these concepts depend on whether you experience Privilege and Oppression. Like Diversity and Social Identity, Privilege and Oppression cannot exist without the other. On the other hand, it’s not necessarily good that Privilege can only exist because of Oppression because people, regardless of their own personal accomplishments, are judged and discriminated by others.

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

Daughter, student, journalist, sister, Catholic, middle-class -- that 's just scratching the surface of what my identity is. As author Barbara Ryan points out, I know I don 't have a single identity and I know it is not fixed, but I wasn 't quite sure of what "identity politics" was. Thankfully, Ryan did a great job of explaining how our identities, as well as how we perceive other 's identities, or how we allow for people 's identities to affect the way we act think of and act toward them, can affect social movements. People 's identities can also lead to the fragmentation of people of a social movement who might have a common goal. Reading this introduction and now better understanding how identities can aid in the buffering of people

An individual’s identity has an impact on our behavior (Bibble, Bank, Anderson, et al., 1985). According to Thorits and Virshup (1997) they assert that there are categories that individual’ s employ to explain themselves, which comprise sociodemographic characteristics such as social roles, social types, or personality traits. These categories guide identity-relevant behaviors based on identity ideals associated with meanings and expectations (Eifert, Adams, Dudley,

For this paper, I will discuss the thoughts I had when doing this Identity Chest Assignment. This will include the thoughts I had for these topics: the social group membership that was easiest for me to identify, as well as the hardest for me to identify; the questions that arose when establishing the social group that I identify with; the social group membership that I am most aware of on a daily basis, as well as the group that I am least aware of; what surprised me about my overall profile; and lastly, what surprised me about my response to this assignment.

Social identities have a lot of significance on people’s lives today. People have adopted these norms of behaviors, the values and beliefs which come along with social identities. Various groups within the society have different expectations and standards of behavior which are now seen as a completely natural thing rather than just beliefs. There are different norms of social identities which include the race/ethnicity, religion, class, gender and sexuality. This paper will focus more on the class and gender social identities.

Everyone has an identity, and it is our identity which defines who we are and our place in society. Our identities help other people to draw conclusions about who we are, as well as, spotlight values and beliefs. Our identities have the power to positively or negatively affect how we live our lives, as well as, have the power to affect how we interact socially. Identities can be shaped and molded by the communities in which we live, the schools we attend, churches where we worship, the sports in which we participate, our race, gender, and physical features. Many of my friends, family, and acquaintances, describe my identity as being strongly influenced by my disability, my family values, and my fiercely independent nature. Prior to writing

As a female college student, I have many identities. Some identities change, others don't, but either way, they all have something in common- they are each known as our social identity. One person can have many social identities, just and many people can share a social identity. This phenomenon often creates a common ground between people who may seem completely different. Social identities can be anything for a lover of a certain type of music, sport, activity, or even just where these people are from. I have moved a lot through my years, but no matter where I go, I can always find people who share some of my social identities, which aids in feeling comfortable in a new place or situation.

Do we define it by the roles we play; mother, father, priest, teacher? Or do we define it by what groups we associate ourselves with; republican, atheist, professional? This paper will briefly discuss identity theory and social identity theory and then review the similarities and the differences of the two. Identity theory examines how social conditions mold our identities and subsequently direct our behaviors.

In contemporary identity theory, individuals work to create a single self-structure that reflects a hierarchical “organization of the various identities they hold” (Stets and Serpe 2013) One model of this hierarchy posits that identities are arranged according to identity centrality, or how important the component identities are to people from their own perspectives (Rosenberg 1979). More explicitly, identity centrality is “the subjective value or worth to persons of a given identity relative to that of other identities”(Brenner, et al. 2014). Identity centrality is relatively stable across situations.

Identity has always been an interesting topic. There are many ways one’s identity is created. When narrowing the topics, it comes down to three main points: others’ opinions, friends and family, and one’s culture.

Many individuals have yet to realize the significance of identity and the way values are being affected. Regardless, individuals who struggle to prove their values also take action to protect their identity. When one questions about their identity, they must evaluate the morals and beliefs that they carry to form their identity and build it to become bolder. Some individuals have experiences from which they learn, though others may not have similar opportunities. Through literature many learn about experiences of others and assess what they value and whether it is part of their identity. Unlike many, I have many experiences and have assimilated to my identity. Literature teaches us key values that builds our identity

The examination of identity should begin with the dynamics between “how we have been represented and how that bears on how we represent ourselves” (Hall & Du Gay, 1996, p.4). Identification and representation can be seen as the different sides of the same coin. If social psychology is to engage with the changing nature of identities in today’s world, the role of representations in the co-construction of identities must be addressed (Howarth,

The definition of social identity is defined as “the aspect of self, derived from the knowledge of being part of social categories and groups, together with the value and emotional significance attached to those group formations.” (Hurtado 112). The quote states that your social identity is comprised of the groups and individuals that one is personally involved with or associated with. I have always identified as a pretty regular guy socially; I played a lot of sports, worked jobs that were labor intensive and generally filled the stereotypes. I grew up in a small rural town so naturally my friends were the same way. Everyone's dads worked blue collar jobs; firemen, plumbers, construction workers, etc. They were generally well respected, straightforward,