Types of Identity Quiz

The principle or theory that all reality and meaning is subjective and created through dynamic interactions with other individuals and groups.

East Asian cultures refer to a 5-month-old as being in their 'first year', but this is not universally accepted. Many other cultures would see that baby as a baby of less that a year old.

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<p>Social identity is based on group belonging (in-group/out-group). Personal identity is what makes you unique and different from other people.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Max Weber argued that the survival of Jewish identity despite thousands of years and numerous empires, resulting from exclusion, is a testament to the power of exclusion to resist assimilation. This means that the constant discrimination faced by Jewish people may have paradoxically been a factor in preserving their unique identity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Culture plays an important role in the formation of individual and collective self-concepts or identities</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Primary identity is core identity acquired during primary socialization (in a child's first years), whereas Secondary identity is acquired later in life, through career, hobbies, etc.</p> Signup and view all the answers