Individual identity
We are told as children growing up, that we are all different and special. We all come from different backgrounds, cultures and up bringing’s. We all believe in different religions, values and ethics. Everything that has happened in our lives, all our actions and experiences mold us into who we are right at this very moment. Who we are right now is not the same as who we will be in the future; things will happen in our lives, causing us to consciously or unconsciously change. We are all truly different in one-way or another; we all have our own individual identities. But what is individual identity and what is most important in shaping ones individual identity?
When we talk about individual identity, we must first understand exactly what this means and the sub categories that make up individual identity. The definition itself is pretty simple. Your individual identity is your own characteristics, values, beliefs, actions and thoughts. It is who you are. There are many different categories of individual identity, like your values compared to your characteristics. But they all interact with each other and ultimately make up whom you are. Your beliefs and values make you think a certain way, this makes you act correspondingly, and these actions become your characteristics as a human being. For example, if you were to see a kid getting bullied, your values on the situation would determine how you were to act. As we age and experience more and more, our individual identity changes too. Some aspects of our individual identities can be manipulated at time. Groups and other people can have an influence on you, sway the way you think or act. If this is not a consistent thing or is just a peer pressure situation it does not permanently change your identity. As a person adopts the identity of a group they may display behaviours that are not usually in their identity but “It is not a loss of personal identity but rather the acquisition of an additional identity.” (Korte
When we talk about individual identity, we must first understand exactly what this means and the sub categories that make up individual identity. The definition itself is pretty simple. Your individual identity is your own characteristics, values, beliefs, actions and thoughts. It is who you are. There are many different categories of individual identity, like your values compared to your characteristics. But they all interact with each other and ultimately make up whom you are. Your beliefs and values make you think a certain way, this makes you act correspondingly, and these actions become your characteristics as a human being. For example, if you were to see a kid getting bullied, your values on the situation would determine how you were to act. As we age and experience more and more, our individual identity changes too. Some aspects of our individual identities can be manipulated at time. Groups and other people can have an influence on you, sway the way you think or act. If this is not a consistent thing or is just a peer pressure situation it does not permanently change your identity. As a person adopts the identity of a group they may display behaviours that are not usually in their identity but “It is not a loss of personal identity but rather the acquisition of an additional identity.” (Korte