Types of Identity

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1. Answer the following questions according to the video.

 Define self-concept and its categories: is based on evaluated our self and making a self-aware of
us, its separated on existential and categorical, existential es most basic form of self-concept and
its about have the sense of being separate and distinct from others objects and recognize our self
as individual and unique object with characteristics and that definition of our-self it is constant,
moving on that, having a clear idea of existential we can categorize this existence in different
aspects as skills, age, gender, size. Is a comparison from others in the way to identify how we are
and what is what represent us.

 Define the difference between self-image, self-esteem and ideal self: the self-image is the view of
what we have of us, the self-esteem is like the love we have to us, how much we appreciate our
self, in the way that we know what we deserve and how much we cost and the last one Is the
ideal self is the idea of what we would like to be, like in a future or a concept of the best version
of us.

2. Based on the article, define your own identity in the following chart. Provide examples or
reasons.

Type of identity Your definition

Is based on physical characteristics that
• Racial Identity
characterize a group of people like skin color

It’s more bases of the place where you have been

• Ethnic Identity born, depend on that define culture, language or

some aspects that represent that place of origin

The sexual orientation it’s something that change a

long the time, because as the things you like

• Sexual orientation change, this change too, the sexual orientation is

identity based on what or who you feel attraction in a

romantical or sexual way, like gays, lesbians

heterosexual etc…

• Gender identity It’s how do you feel or with what you feel identify
 with, like as woman or man or another think on

what you feel comfortable and good

The definition of “what are you capable of?” in a

• Ability identity physical, learning, or other aspect, can describe as

the abilities that you have that represent you

It’s personal system of belief and practices relating

• Religious identity
to the divine

• National/regional Its can be like love of how you feel part of nation,

identity place of origin or where you live right now

Its bases on status in society, based on position in

• Socioeconomic
the community, like working poor, working class,
identity
middle class and upper class

3. After watching the TED talk, please write your main takeaway about how identities can be
constructed socially:
The social construction of identity is a kind of relative and absolutive truth, because as its say in
the TED, you construct your identity by experience with others, like you know how you react to a
specific situation because you have already lived in a past, this it’s true, you construct your
identity, your form of be based on your relation and experiences in the world, you took what you
like from others and you apply that on you, but in my opinion there a one more fact that affects
the construction of identity, there is the suffering, suffering make us change, some time is like
mandatory, you have no option and when you notice that you change its already part of your
identity, so to finish cording to the TED the social construction of identity is based on the
interaction of a person with his around and how this with the time pass. Form a person unite
that is recognize as that when she or he repeat one and ones this characteristics that represent
their self