Lesson 1 - Essays

Unit 2: Exploration of Cultural Identity

LESSON ONE - ESSAYS (Five Days)

Identity is influenced by how individuals or groups see and define themselves and how others define them. Identity is formed through the socialization process and the influence of social institutions such as the family, the education system and the mass media. The concept of identity is important in that it is only through establishing one's identity and learning about the identity of others that people come to understand their similarities to others and their uniqueness that set them apart.

 RESOURCES

"My Body is My Own Business"

"What's in a Name"
If the link for "What's in a Name" doesn't work, here is the actual link:  http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/what-s-in-a-name-indian-native-aboriginal-or-indigenous-1.2784518.  You can also Google:  CBC What's in a Name?