Chapter 1 Flashcards
(10 cards)
What is Identity?
set of characteristics that is definitively recognizable or known
What is Individual Expression?
Characteristics that are personal and unique to a person
What are the 6 ways to express our identity?
- Language
- Traditions and Customs
- Clothing
- Body Adornment
- Slang and Jargon
- Food and Music
How do people express identity through TRADITION?
Individuals, Families, and Groups create their own traditions. These traditions range from eating certain foods, wearing specific clothing, to perform certain rituals
What’s the most important aspect of our identity?
LANGUAGE! -Captain america XDD
How do people express identity through LANGUAGE?!
The way people view and understand the world around them…different ideas may contain a different meaning in another culture
How do people express identity through INDIVIDUALLY?
Clothing and Body adornment
What is Collective Identity?
Characteristics that are shared with a larger group or community
What is Tragedy of the Commons?
A shared resource system where individual users, acting independently according to their own self-interest
What is Context
The Time, Place and Circumstance where an identity is developed and expressed