1. Race, Ethnicity, Gender, & Nationality Cultural Identities

2. How do you identify yourself? Think about what categories you place yourself in… And what categories you intentionally do not place yourself in… I. What is Identity? Image Source: http://theodysseyonline.com/erskine/what-exactly-your-identity/331620

3. Identity is: a.How people make sense of themselves (how people define themselves) b.The ways in which a place shapes people and the ways in which people shape places I. What is Identity?

4. One way to define identity is by “Identifying against”: – Defining the “other” first, then defining ourselves in opposing terms – Carries a sense of superiority I. What is Identity?

5. Types of Identity: – Race – Ethnicity – Gender – Nationality – Sexuality – Religious – Language – State I. What is Identity?

6. 1.Race 2.Ethnicity 3.Gender 4.Nationality II. How do you define…

7. 1.All group members participate in the discussion by: Listening attentively Sharing information Asking and answering questions Responding to group members 2.No one dominates the conversation. 3.Group members are courteous. 4.Conversation remains on-topic. 5.Noise-level is appropriate. Group Norms

8. 1.Race a)A categorization of humans based on skin color & other physical characteristics b)An identity with a group of people who share a common ancestor c)A social & political construction based on ideas that some biological differences (especially skin color) are more important than others II. How do you define…

9. 2. Ethnicity - identity with a group of people bound by common ancestry and culture *Examples: II. How do you define…

10. 3. Gender - a culture’s assumptions about the differences between men and women: their characters, the roles they play in society, and what they represent *Sex v. Gender II. How do you define…

11. 4.Nationality - identity with a group of people that share legal attachment & personal allegiance to a particular place as a result of being born there *Examples: II. How do you define…