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Foundations of Culture and Identity (culture (ongoing negotiation of…
Foundations of Culture and Identity
culture
ongoing negotiation of learned patterns of beliefs, attitudes, values, and behaviors
shouldnt be conceptualized and seen as something that is constantly changing
culture is also mostly learned, and socializing institutions like family, peers, friends and media are usually responsible for the teaching of culture
personal, social, cultural identities
personal identity
components of self that are primarily intrapersonal
connects to our individual interests and life experiences
express who we are
social identities
derived from our involvement in social groups where we are personally invested
aligns us with social groups
cultural identities
components of self based on socially constructed categories
teaches us a way of being and include expectations for our thoughts and behaviors
the least changeable out of the three cus its something that we already have since we are born
why difference matters
people are treated differently based on their identities
demographic and patterns of communication are changing
knowing the how or why can make us more competent communicators
nondominant identity formation vs dominant identity formation
nondominant indentity
include a person moving from unawareness of the importance of their identities to adopting the value of modern society
separating from dominant society
integrating components of identities
dominant identity
a person moving from unawareness of their identities to accepting the identity hierarchy
separation and guilt from the dominant group
redefining and integrating the components of identities