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TMA 01 part a What is meant by identity. TMA01 part b How does class influence identity in a contemporary society?
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TMA 01 part a What is meant by Identity? In this essay I am going to look at what is meant by the term identity. I am going to discuss the aspects that help shape our identities and how much control we have over forming our own identity. Also how identity provides a link between the personal and the social. The definition of identity from the Collins online dictionary. " the individual characteristics by which a person or thing is recognized" In my view the above mentioned characteristics could be factors including colour, race, gender, class, status and place to name but a few. Identity is not the same as personality. Personality is made up of inherited traits and behavioral patterns. Identity comes from choices we make; we have an active role in the forming of our own identity. Gender we have no control over. Gender is not the same as sexuality. Sexuality is the choice we make. From the...
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