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Who I am Take One - Coggle Diagram
Who I am Take One
Gender
Gender performances
How much does gender influence our sense of identity?
Man box/woman box
Personal Story
My grandmother
Viewed traits that were “unusual” as special, made her confident
Tie in a generational narrative
The way she made her story a positive narrative
Me discussing politics
How has this impacted my personal narrative?
view this a positive trait, feel comfortable speaking my mind
Recognize it gives me independence
Taming myself down/being a less authentic version of myself
Being called “shrieky” even though not even close to loudest one in room
Language
Gendered language
Examples of gendered language
The impact of gendered language
Examples using women running for elected office
Language’s impact on perception of self
Word choice matters
Research on how positive language has positive impact and negative language has a negative impact
How does society influence our behavior/sense of self?
Labeling theory
does either familial or societal interactions have more of an impact on the way we define our narratives
Messages I want readers to get from the piece/ final takeaways
encourage people to separate their identities from narrow social norms
Bring awareness to the language we use and the subconscious impacts it can have