The document discusses how personal identity is shaped by various external influences throughout life. In particular, family has a strong influence during childhood as children tend to adopt their families' views. As people age, peers and media have a greater impact as they influence choices in clothing, music, language and more. Culture and religion also aim to keep people within certain boundaries and can influence traditional behaviors and values. Societal values come from different groups in a community and can represent laws, with people bonding over shared beliefs and values. However, conflicts can arise when individual or group values differ from those of society.

2. OVERVIEW
• Personal identity is influenced by others
•Family, friends, school, sports teams, the
media, culture and religion.
• These people and groups influence us in
different ways at different stages of our lives

3. FAMILY
• Very influential when
we are younger. We
are dependent on
them.
• We often adopt our
families view on issues
as our own
• Examples?

4. PEERS AND THE MEDIA
• Our peers and the
media have a greater
influence on us as we
get older
• Choice of clothing,
music, TV, social
profile, language we
use is heavily
influenced by this
characteristic

5. CULTURE AND RELIGION
• Tend to keep us
within prescribed
boundaries
• Along with our
parents and school,
religion may provide
traditional manners,
morals, values and
behaviors.
• Examples?

6. SOCIETAL VALUES
• Society is made up
different groups who
have different beliefs
an values
• These values within
the community can be
representative of laws
active within the
community.

7. SOCIETAL VALUES
• People with common
beliefs and values
tend to bind them
together and focus
their actions and
influence.
• Examples?

8. SOCIETAL VALUES
• Conflict can arise
when there is
disagreement between
an individual or
group’s values and
those of society.
• This happens when
the ‘importance’
placed on different
values differs.

9. HOW THE VALUES OF GROUPS WITHIN SOCIETY
MAY INFLUENCE YOU…
Groups within
Society
May influence your beliefs about (certainly not limited
to)…
Peers Clothes, where you go and what you do in leisure time,
the language you use
Parents Where you can go, what time to be home, family
responsibility, how you behave
Coach Fitness, team play and commitment
Teachers Learning, work ethic, behaviour, uniform and punctuality
Community Laws Road rules, vandalism, stealing, trespassing, littering,
smoking and drinking in public
Activist Groups Opinions on issues of concern such as the environment
or political points of view
Religious Groups Ways we treat and respect others, a social conscience,
roles of women and men in society, acceptance of same
sex attraction, pre-marital sex, meaning of marriage.

10. QUESTION…
Provide detailed examples of when the
importance of a community or
individual/group value has become less
important to you. How did this influence
or affect your actions?