This document discusses identity and how it relates to religion. It describes identity as a process through which people come to know who they are and seek recognition from others. It explores how religion can help or complicate modern identities. Key identity categories discussed include ethnicity, race, nationality, gender, and religion. The document examines how identities are negotiated and can change over time and context.
This daring presentation takes a look into the social and cultural perspectives of what makes up a person's identity and explores "Black culture" attacking your identity.
By Dionne Willams
This daring presentation takes a look into the social and cultural perspectives of what makes up a person's identity and explores "Black culture" attacking your identity.
By Dionne Willams
Collectivistic cultures emphasize the needs and goals of the group as a whole over the needs and wishes of each individual.
In this cultures under mentioned play a central role in each person's identity.
relationships with other members of the group and
the interconnectedness between people
Cultures in Asia, Central America, South America and Africa tend to be more collectivistic.
A few common traits of collectivistic cultures include:
Social rules focus on
promoting selflessness and
putting the community needs ahead of individual needs
Working as a group and supporting others is essential
People are encouraged to do what's best for society
Families and communities have a central role
In collectivistic cultures, people are considered "good" if they are
generous,
helpful,
dependable, and
attentive to the needs of others.
- Understanding Identity formation: Emergence of Multiple identities in the formation of person placed in various social and institutional contexts; the need for inner coherence; managing conflicting ‘identities’
- Determinant of identity formation in individuals and group; social categories such as caste, class, gender and religion.
- The influence of peer group, media, technology and globalization on identity formation in contemporary society.
Model of Latino Identity Development and Model of Hispanic Identity DevelopmentShane Young
This is a presentation given by Krittika Chatterjee in Fall 2013 for our College Student Development course on the Model of Latino Identity Development and Model of Hispanic Identity Development.
Check out what else Krittika is up to here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krittikachatterjee
Individualistic cultures are those that stress the needs of the individual over the needs of the group as a whole. In this type of culture, people are seen as independent and autonomous.
Social behavior tends to be dictated by the attitudes and preferences of individuals. Cultures in North America and Western Europe tend to be individualistic.
A few common characteristics of individualistic cultures include:
Individual rights take center stage
Independence is highly valued
Being dependent upon others is often considered shameful or embarrassing
People tend to be self-reliant
In individualistic cultures, people are considered "good" if they are
strong,
self-reliant,
assertive, and
independent.
"If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity", said John F. Kennedy. Presenting one's cultural identity reinforces recognition of the sheer diversity of individuals and their groups. Strikingly, even where cultural identity structures are similar, cultural identity mapping can—and usually does—reveal different individual interpretations of where, how, and to what degree a group's culture is represented in the self. Awareness raising and more effort can build intergroup understanding in organizations.
This presentation talks about the foundations of 'identity' and various theories associated with identity formation. Also, it shows the factors affecting identity formation.
The variation between individualism and collectivism is a demanded topic in the theory and practices of the institution that wish to achieve better understanding of multicultural employees. As part of dealing with multicultural employees, there is always a need of prediction on how others going to react to different actions inside the organization . it is important to spot the lights on how different cultures are express their emotions. Successful organizations invest the money and time on understand different employees cultures to fully aware of cultural differences conflict that may occur. The concepts of individualism-collectivism were argued by many researchers in the recent years. Collectivism is defined as a continuum as the extent to which an individual identifies with group oriented goals and needs at the expense of his/her own personal desires . On the other hand , Individualism is defines as an emphasize solely on the individual’s needs that include those of his/her nuclear family , when making major decisions . Generally, individualism–collectivism continuum demonstrates its enduring nature as it still mirrors the anecdotal cultural differences between eastern and western societies .The study rely mainly on different articles discussed about individualism-collectivism pioneered by Geert Hofstede as he provided the foundation necessary to examine cultural differences .
Sue Watling
swatling@lincoln.ac.uk #suewatling
Centre for Educational Research and Development
University of Lincoln, UK
Presented at Social Work and Social Development: Action and Impact
Stockholm 8-12 July 2012
Collectivistic cultures emphasize the needs and goals of the group as a whole over the needs and wishes of each individual.
In this cultures under mentioned play a central role in each person's identity.
relationships with other members of the group and
the interconnectedness between people
Cultures in Asia, Central America, South America and Africa tend to be more collectivistic.
A few common traits of collectivistic cultures include:
Social rules focus on
promoting selflessness and
putting the community needs ahead of individual needs
Working as a group and supporting others is essential
People are encouraged to do what's best for society
Families and communities have a central role
In collectivistic cultures, people are considered "good" if they are
generous,
helpful,
dependable, and
attentive to the needs of others.
- Understanding Identity formation: Emergence of Multiple identities in the formation of person placed in various social and institutional contexts; the need for inner coherence; managing conflicting ‘identities’
- Determinant of identity formation in individuals and group; social categories such as caste, class, gender and religion.
- The influence of peer group, media, technology and globalization on identity formation in contemporary society.
Model of Latino Identity Development and Model of Hispanic Identity DevelopmentShane Young
This is a presentation given by Krittika Chatterjee in Fall 2013 for our College Student Development course on the Model of Latino Identity Development and Model of Hispanic Identity Development.
Check out what else Krittika is up to here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krittikachatterjee
Individualistic cultures are those that stress the needs of the individual over the needs of the group as a whole. In this type of culture, people are seen as independent and autonomous.
Social behavior tends to be dictated by the attitudes and preferences of individuals. Cultures in North America and Western Europe tend to be individualistic.
A few common characteristics of individualistic cultures include:
Individual rights take center stage
Independence is highly valued
Being dependent upon others is often considered shameful or embarrassing
People tend to be self-reliant
In individualistic cultures, people are considered "good" if they are
strong,
self-reliant,
assertive, and
independent.
"If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity", said John F. Kennedy. Presenting one's cultural identity reinforces recognition of the sheer diversity of individuals and their groups. Strikingly, even where cultural identity structures are similar, cultural identity mapping can—and usually does—reveal different individual interpretations of where, how, and to what degree a group's culture is represented in the self. Awareness raising and more effort can build intergroup understanding in organizations.
This presentation talks about the foundations of 'identity' and various theories associated with identity formation. Also, it shows the factors affecting identity formation.
The variation between individualism and collectivism is a demanded topic in the theory and practices of the institution that wish to achieve better understanding of multicultural employees. As part of dealing with multicultural employees, there is always a need of prediction on how others going to react to different actions inside the organization . it is important to spot the lights on how different cultures are express their emotions. Successful organizations invest the money and time on understand different employees cultures to fully aware of cultural differences conflict that may occur. The concepts of individualism-collectivism were argued by many researchers in the recent years. Collectivism is defined as a continuum as the extent to which an individual identifies with group oriented goals and needs at the expense of his/her own personal desires . On the other hand , Individualism is defines as an emphasize solely on the individual’s needs that include those of his/her nuclear family , when making major decisions . Generally, individualism–collectivism continuum demonstrates its enduring nature as it still mirrors the anecdotal cultural differences between eastern and western societies .The study rely mainly on different articles discussed about individualism-collectivism pioneered by Geert Hofstede as he provided the foundation necessary to examine cultural differences .
Sue Watling
swatling@lincoln.ac.uk #suewatling
Centre for Educational Research and Development
University of Lincoln, UK
Presented at Social Work and Social Development: Action and Impact
Stockholm 8-12 July 2012
Social Media U: The Role of Social Media and your IdentityDouglas Strahler
This presentation provides individuals with an overview of how to leverage social media for their own online identity and reputation. Topics discussed include: what is social media, case studies with online identity, and LinkedIn. This was presented to the Department of Communication students at California University of Pennsylvania in March 2014.
my report for Com 311: Seminar in Cross-Cultural Research at the College of Mass Communication, University of the Philippines Diliman - PhD Media Studies program
IDENTITY POLITICS AND THE POLITICS OF IDENTITY· Authors in this .docxsheronlewthwaite
IDENTITY POLITICS AND THE POLITICS OF IDENTITY
· Authors in this lecture:
· Charles Tilly
· Liah Greenfeld
· Richard Jenkins
· Judith Howard
· Iris Young
· Vicki Ruiz
· Frederick Barth
· Identity is tied to nationalism and political issues. It highlights ties and boundaries. As such, identities “center on boundaries separating us from them.” (Tilly, Identity, Boundaries and Social Ties, p7).
· To have a great mass of people to comply and agree with a few people’s decision on the directions the community should take, one has to create a tie to the people, be of the people, or have some significant connection to the people.
· It answer the questions:
· Who am I?
· Who are you?
· Who are we?
· Who are they?
· Tilly identified several dimensions of identity (pp 8-9):
· Identities reside in relation with others: you-me and us-them
· Strictly speaking, every individual, group, or social site has as many identities as it has relations with other individuals, groups, or social ties
· The same individuals, groups, and social sites shift from identity to identity as they shift relations
· Every political process includes assertions of identity, including definitions of relevant us-them boundaries
· Such assertions almost always involve claims about inequality – our superiority, our subordination, their unjust advantages, and so on
· Tilly, continued
· Nevertheless, profound social processes affect which identities become salient, which ones remain subordinate, and how frequently different identities come into play
· Political institutions incorporate certain identities (for example, ‘citizen’ or ‘woman) and reinforce the relation on which those identities build
· Struggles over and within political identities have public standing, who has rights or obligations to assert those identities, and what rights or obligations attach to any particular identity
· Of course, all such processes have phenomenological components and effects, but give and take among individuals, groups, and social ties – including political contention – create the regularities in identity expression that prevail in any particular population
· How do we create identity? How do we identify ourselves? Why are we ascribed and achieve characteristics thus creating and changing our identities?
The Social Construction of Identity
Identity demands us to critically examine
Essentialist ideas
and mythologies surrounding individual choice
· Essentialism
· Sees identity as an essence, an inherent quality or characteristic of the individual
· Sees identity as unchanging, fixed, given, primordial
· Sees identity as independent of context, and outside of history
· Essentialism
· Sometimes mapped onto biological or observable physical features, “naturalizing” or “biologizing”
· Related concept ‘determinism,’ or the notion that physical facts of nature or biology cause human behavior; i.e. Africans (in race), women and GLBTQ (in gender).
· The limits of choice
Individuals choose wi ...
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2. Describes a process through which people come to
come to know who they are, and seek proper
recognition from the actors and institutions around
them.
3. How does religion (as a practice, a category of
representation, and an institutionalized form) help or
complicate how people see themselves in the modern
world?
6. British court document, 1930
Name of Witness: Hpaka Lung Tseng
Race: Lahtawng Kachin (Pawyam, Psuedo-Shan)
Age: 79
Religion: Zawti Buddhist
Lives at: Man Hkawng, Mong Hko
Occupation: Retired Headman
Father: Ma La, sometime Duwa of Pao Mo
When I was a boy some 70 years ago, the (Shan) Regent Sao Hkam Hseng who
then reigned in Mong Mao sent a relative of his
Nga Hkam by name, to negotiate an alliance with the Kachins of Mong Hko.
After a while Nga Hkam settled down in Pao Mo and later he exchanged names
with my ancestor Hko So Tli and my grandfather Ma Naw, then Duwas of Pao Mo;
after that we became Shans and Buddhists, and prospered greatly and as
members of the Hkam clan, whenever we went to Mong Mao we stayed with the
regent .......
9. People must differ from each other intelligibly; to create diversity, one has to
ensure the existence of similarities against which difference can be made to
appear. (Harrison, 2006)
Expression of difference requires a shared public
10. Perennialism
Ethnicity is a universal ontological category,
however the
Constructivism
Primordialism content and boundaries of ethnicity are always
being re-negotiated
Ethnicity is a modern phenomena, a product of
Modern ethnic groups have human social interaction, only “real” as far as
continuity from the past. Situational Perennialism society supports it.
Identity (especially ethnic and
national) is rooted in biological
- nations and ethnic groups emerge, change and Modernist Constructivism
vanish throughout the course of history, focus on
categories or universal categories Ethnic and national identities are modern
boundaries and social interaction
phenomenon associated with the era of nation-states
like kinship. Barth
Smith, Instrumentalist Perennialism Hobsbawm
Geertz ethnicity is mostly a tool of social stratification,
used to support systems of social stratification
HARD SOFT
11. Son of Sultan Iskandar Syah of Melaka,
Sri Muhammad Syah (Raja Tengah)
17. Ascribed Ethnicity
(Primordialist Model) Geertz 1973-
‘primordial
corporate The
based feelings more
traits
ETHNIC GROUPS
of oneness’ one
shares
the
more
CULTURE ethnic
(inherited traits one is
that people share)
purity
* Folk theories
18. CATEGORIES
OF religion language
INCLUSION
EXCLUSION
AND particular
traditions dress
INTERACTION
Ethnic categories provide an organizational vessel that may be given varying
amounts of form and content - [ethnicity is] a structuring of interaction which
allows the persistence of cultural difference.
19. It is important to recognize that although ethnic categories take cultural
differences into account, we can assume no simple one-to-one
relationship between ethnic units and cultural similarities.
The features that are taken into account are not the sum of “objective”
difference, but only those which the actors themselves regard as
significant.
(Barth, 1969:14)
20. Religion, Identity and the nation-state
- 25 March -
* State management and intervention in religion, and the definition of
religious identities through state apparatus
* Politicization and codification of religious identity
* The issue of the Chinese in Indonesia
21. Religion and Tradition
8 April
*Colonial period categorizations
* The “boundary” between culture and religion
*institutional definitions of religion
*Questions of conversion
22. Tourism and Identity
15 April
*Representations of cultural identity through tourism
*identity and commodification
*media and identity
*authenticity and world religions
23. Articles
Clifford, James. Identity in Mashpee.
Brubaker and Cooper. Beyond Identity. 2000.
Smith. History and National Destiny. 2004.
Barth. Ethnic Groups and Boundaries.
24. IDENTITY
Analytical
Category
Category of practice -identity politics - folk theories - discourse
25. Uses
1. non-instrumental modes of social and political action; action
governed by particularistic self understanding rather than universal self interest
26. Understood as a specifically collective phenomenon, implying a fundamental
sameness among members. This sameness should manifest in solidarity, shared
dispositions or consciousness, or collective action
27. 3. Product of social or political action, the development of a kind of collective
understanding or “groupness” that makes collective action possible. Identity then
is both a product of collective action, and a basis for further action.
28. 5. Something that represents the unstable, multiple, fluctuating and fragmented
nature of the contemporary self.
29. #
#
2 and 3
4 and 5
Fundamental
reject notions of
sameness (across persons
sameness
and across time)
or continuity
30. who is doing the
identifying?
IDENTITY IDENTIFICATION
A Condition A Process
Relational - position in a social web or relationship
(kinship, patron-client Categorical - membership in a class of
persons sharing some categorical attribute (race,
class, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation
31. SELF UNDERSTANDING
Perhaps tacit, may be variable across time and persons. Also makes a distinction about how you
identify yourself in and how others identify you
Self-Identification Self-representation
(explicit) (explicit)