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Social identity is influenced by multiple factors, including but not limited to cultural background, ethnicity, race, gender, religion, and socioeconomic status. The most significant factor may vary depending on the individual and the context in which their social identity is being considered.
Race is an artificial construct that gives little indication of personal attributes, but carries an incredible amount of personal weight and identity.
Jacqueline Hogan has written: 'Gender, race and national identity' -- subject(s): Race, Gender identity, Ethnicity
Ethnicity refers to a group of people who share a common cultural identity, such as language, religion, ancestry, or customs. It is often distinguished from race, which is based on physical characteristics. Ethnicity can play a significant role in shaping an individual's sense of belonging and identity.
Livio Sansone has written: 'Blackness Without Ethnicity' -- subject(s): Race relations, Race identity, Blacks, Globalization, Popular culture, Social aspects of Globalization, Social change 'From Africa to Afro' -- subject(s): Relations, Race relations, Blacks in art, Race identity, Blacks, Blacks in mass media, Economic aspects of Culture, Culture
Francisco Chapman has written: 'Race, identity and myth in the Spanish speaking Caribbean' -- subject(s): Race relations, Hispanic Americans, Ethnicity, Miscegenation, Race identity, Assimilation (Sociology), Ethnic identity
Social class is more important than race-ethnicity in determining a family's characteristics because it reflects the kind of lifestyle a family is living. Social class is also a representation of a family's financial capability. Race or ethnicity can represent cultures but not the standards of living.
Cultural ethnicity can influence development by shaping beliefs, values, and behaviors that impact an individual's outlook on life, access to resources, and opportunities for growth. It can also influence language acquisition, social connections, and identity formation, all of which play a role in one's development. Embracing and celebrating one's cultural identity can foster a sense of pride and belonging, while discrimination or marginalization based on ethnicity can hinder development through barriers to education, employment, and social inclusion.
Steve Garner has written: 'Whiteness' -- subject(s): Whites, Racism, Race identity, Race discrimination 'Guyana, 1838-1985' -- subject(s): Social conditions, Politics and government, Ethnicity
race/ethnicity
Kathleen J. Fitzgerald has written: 'Beyond white ethnicity' -- subject(s): Whites, Ethnic identity, Indians of North America, Race identity, Race relations, Relations with Indians, Group identity, Identity (Psychology)
Cultural Identity