The following paper is a critical case study that investigates the concept of identity in regards to Jalila Arthur. It is a discourse on her social structures, her practice of agency when it comes to her communication practices, and her performance of her cultural identity. I emphasize the individual, interactive (especially in regards to family) as well as the social and historical importance of these aspects of identity. I will be using my own experience to increase my sociological understanding my movements from what I think I am to what I do to become my identity. ... The mentality was m...

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As such, many believed that there can never be a true Singaporean identity. ... I personally think that although the Singaporean identity is still undergoing developing stage, it is irrefutable that an identity uniquely Singaporean would eventually crystallize, but it requires time and effort to do so. ... Therefore, the establishment of the Singaporean identity is unlikely to happen in the near future. ... From these, it can be seen that while the Singaporean identity is still evolving, the efforts made by the people will help to overcome the racial barriers, which will in turn speed up the...

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The nuanced nature of this question has given birth to the National Identity Crisis. ... Another common viewpoint on the National Identity Crisis is that Americanism is under threat from hyper pluralism a viewpoint shown in a study conducted by The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation. ... For example, 89 percent state that new immigrants must be Americanized" Many Americans maintain that America is losing its identity because of immigration and multiculturalism, but those very ideas were the basis of America itself. ... John De Crevecoeur takes on an interesting outlook on the American Ide...

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The paper focuses on two specific aspects: how these developments create or recreate a sense of identity and how has it helped the Vietnamese immigrants integrate into American society. ... Little Saigon and Paris by Night: Creating a Sense of Identity The story of the Vietnamese immigrant experience is one of pain and loss. ... They lost both their nation and identity. ... Preserving the culture not only consolidates their ethnic identity, but also integrates the Vietnamese Diaspora into the U.S popular culture, bridging the two cultures and nations. ... It creates a sense of identity and c...

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Identity is constructed through social, political, legal, scientific, and other practices. ... Identity is a very important part of today's society. ... Traditional notions of identity are explained in depth in Jorge Duany's article entitled, "On Borders and Boundaries: Contemporary Thinking in Cultural Identity." ... This is what is thought to be the traditional way of seeing identity. ... Her own self says she is still the same and she has kept her identity. ...

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Australia's National Identity When such questions as "What is an Australian? ... Now with a clear definition, it would seem relatively easy to determine Australia's National Identity. ... This contribution due to the sharing of cultures ultimately leads to an evolution of Identity Many attempts have been made to construct this Australian Identity. ... So why is our National Identity so important? ... An individual Identity is quite accomplishable, however in defining our National Identity, is clearly impossible. ...

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Subcultures are formed when an individual's attitude, images, experiences, values and identity are shaped around particular styles of fashion, music, language and culture. ... Identity is continually made and re made as young people grow older and encounter social and cultural settings in which they explore new ways of doing things. ... Social identity which is constructed by a variety of social influences such as peers, institutions, family, and media, assists in the formation of the individual's interests, beliefs and choices he or she makes when joining a subcultural group (Adams,...

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In the classroom, this will promote belief and success in students resulting in the development of a positive self-identity and respect for culture (Groome, 1995). ... It is essential to provide Aboriginal students with opportunities to reflect positively and accurately on their identity and be proud of that identity. Chris Sarra believed all Aboriginal children have the strong and smart, young, black and deadly Aboriginal identity. The school's role was to bring that identity and sense of pride out by providing his students with a sense of value and belief (Sarra, 2007). ... In the Che...

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Culture involves other important subjects that describe deeply this word, issues such as, family, language, identity, stereotyping, raising, expectations, economic situation and so on. ... First of all, the importance of the experiences of these children is to define their identity by learning and being introduced to different civilizations. Therefore, for children that belongs to two cultures is not easy to find their identity, especially if they come from immigrant families. In the story "The "Country Boy Withdraws from School," by Lao Hsiang a Chinese boy is being described as someone who l...

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The importance of Aboriginality within the community services sector is about recognizing and maintaining the cultural identity and connections which Aboriginal children and families require'. ... The concept of Aboriginality is the survival, identity, and the cultural diversity of Australian Aborigines. ... The word ˜Indigenous' refers of the Torres Strait Islanders people and Aboriginal people, though seen as the one word they both have different cultures and identities. ... The Aboriginal culture is the most important part of the Aborigines identity; it is what defines them...

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Indonesians assert their national identity when they meet outsiders. But within local society, regional identity is more important (Wilson 1992:156). ... This has led to the important of regional identity over national identity. ... This leads one to question the claims by the state that national unity is being brought about, not by physical coercion, but by the fact that Indonesians have internalised state ideologies and cultivated a national identity that reigns over their regional identity at any time. ... There are also those who see the national language itself as a symbol of national ...

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Despite his resistance, his identity as a well-respected man of his clan is still challenged. ... Okonkwo's identity as a successful man in Umuofia is completely broken when he fails to rousecause his clan to go to war against the whitesby killing the messenger. ... When the other clan members only stare at him in shock instead of taking action as he hasd hoped, his is identity and pride areis finally broken. ... TheOkonkwo's loss of Okonkwo's his identity and the collapse of his world parallels the falling apart of Igbo society as a whole. ... Okonkwo's identity as an im...

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It also promotes racial and ethnic identities that help to challenge negative images. ... Also, such songs carry the 'gangster' feeling in them, which defines the groups' identity. ... Music influences society in such a way that, every social group or class gains identity from certain forms of music. ... The disparities in fashion based on ethnic identity have influenced the society, to link style to status, social class and race identity. ... It also promotes racial and ethnic identities that challenge negative images such .Moreover it introduces itself into social spaces vo...

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First of all is their identity as "true Africans" that springs from the belief of their "purity", unlike other cultures places in Africa like Kenya or Tanzania that experience an immense influence from Western culture, the Maasai are proud of their ability to maintain their purity, by sticking to their traditions. Second, and also very important factor of Cognitive Culture that is expressed in the article of the Maasai is their history, which shade light over their perception of identity among themselves and in compare to other cultures. ... It is evident through the understanding of the ...

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Conversely, music can also allow the expression of an identity which is counter to societal norms. Adolescence is the time when listening to music is at its peak and when musical tastes often become an inherent part of social identity. ... In our increasingly global society folk music is likely to become an important means of preserving the identity of minority cultures. ...

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Intercultural conflict is the supposed or actual incompatibility of values, norms, processes, or goals between two different cultures over content, identity, relational, and procedural issues. ... Basically, individualism refers to the value tendencies of people in a culture to emphasize the individuals" identity over group identity and individual rights over group obligations. In contrast, collectivism refers to the value tendencies of people in a culture to emphasize the group identity over individual identity and to put group concerns over individual concerns. ...

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Urban families often also face the challenges of interracial marriage and the struggle to develop identities that honor the traditions of the Indian and non-Indian heritage. ... On the other hand, according to Morris, Crowley and Morris (2001), enhancing and honoring cultural or ethnic identity may reduce these problems as well as loneliness and depression and heighten emotional well-being, social adjustment, self-esteem, coping abilities and optimism. ... Furthermore, children with a strong bicultural identity may have a wider range of options, greater success, and experience lower levels ...

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The researcher Berry (1997) proposes the acculturation strategy for immigrants is that they have two which is to what extent is cultural identity and characteristics considered being important and their maintenance strove for and to what extent should they become involved on other cultural groups, or remain primarily among themselves (Berry, 1997). ... The researchers hypothesized that adaptive acculturation would depend on social interactions, cultural assimilation and learning a core identity. ... However, those Korean immigrants who felt a loss of identity scored higher for depression (Oh e...

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This book analyzes the process of language change within a culture and allows us to understand the change of identity that follows. This book should not be read if you are looking for a action packed roller coaster of events, but should be considered if one is looking for linguistic insights and explanations for self identity in a culture, as well as a historic overview of the Sumbanese culture. ...

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In order to address and come to a conclusion regarding the historical, political and cultural context(s) in which Third Cinema' came to being an important part of the third world's struggle for self identity and liberation, differing modes of knowledge will be interpolated with examples from the Sudanese film Human Being. ... Much of the third world is on a path towards the finding of oneself, in order to forge an independent identity free from the years of cultural repression and colonial influence. This fight for a national identity liberated from the constraints of the colonial e...

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This movie is an example of the British identity being challenged by an emerging Indian/Asian cultural force, especially when it comes to race, class and gender. ... What this produces is a contemporary attempt at capturing the social phenomena that shape cultural and individual identities, but of course the way that is done is somewhat different, but given the circumstances (that it is a contemporary Bollywood adaptation of a nearly two century old novel), this is arguably unavoidable (Wilson 2006: 325). ... Chadha clings more closely to the comedic way in which Austen captures socially cons...

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Identity is important to all members of a given culture. However, for Modern Primitives it is their own sense of identity, rather than how mainstream society views them which is of paramount importance. ... Such an obviously distinct marker is regarded as an easy way to show ones cultural identity and opposition towards what can be regarded as the culturally eroding effect of capitalism. ... The piercings, as with Sanders tattoos, become part of ones identity kit. ...

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Multiculturalism emphasizes social distinctions and thus naturally it is discordant with the overall goal of achieving a common identity for Canadians. ... The reality about ethnic, racial, and religious diversity in Canadian cities is that the communities are not keen on integrating with other communities to remain fragmented so that each one of them has a distinct identity from others. ... Instead perceiving the policy as an effort to achieve a single identity as a multicultural society that is able to live and work in cohesion, most Canadians, especially immigrants have a totally different ...

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People of a non-Native descent are under a certain type of literacy inferiority to their surrounding cultures and many times their cultures literacy and identity can be altered. ... Many times cultures of a non-European descent are forced to find their cultural identity or background from someone without the true "knowledge" that is embedded within their culture. ... Because so many children were sent off to the boarding schools, and many elders died when they were away, a lot of their "own" cultural identity and literacy was forgotten or lost to the European's thought of identity and lit...

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Richard Rodriguez believes that bilingual education creates a feeling of separateness between foreign language speakers and American society; therefore, bilingual education delays the formation of a public identity. ... He believes that the feeling of disconnectedness bilingual education creates between foreign language speakers and American society delays the formation of a public identity. ... In my experience, I found that receiving academic instruction in two languages was very important in the formation of my identity as a person and as a writer. ...

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