I missed this week's class because I had to film, so the following blog will be based on my perception on the notes of Cultural Identity. Identity is how we see ourselves as being unique or different from other societies. Identity always starts out with self identification and then stems out like a web.
Class - Culture - Family...
Ethnicity - Sub Culture - Religion... etc.
It has been research that people start to actually think about 'who they are' between the ages of 12 - 18. For myself I properly started to think about who I was as a person roughly around the age of 15/16. At a point where I wasn't happy and I fully decided to change who was by putting on a persona based on reactions and likenesses that other people were happy with. In the end it worked out for the better and I had so many new friends and I was happier than ever. At this point in any movie this is the part where I'd be told to 'not be someone you're not'. However after a while of putting on the mask of identity that I had, I finally became that identity and I feel more like myself than ever. So I would totally agree with Schmitt et al.
There are ways to test out your identity, such as testing it out online, where no one can be embarrassed due to the disconnection from personal contact. But conversing online can actually gain you more friends from who you are as a person. The internet is a big place. You're bound to find someone that likes you for you and you're new identity. That alone can boost your confidence and aid you in finding yourself. There is a wide community to join and explore in many parts of the internet.
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