IDENTITY.
Identity is how you think about, describe, and present yourself. It can be made up of different roles, traits, and experiences. For example, an identity may include parent, survivor, dog owner, chronic illness sufferer, and kind person. Developing a strong identity can give meaning and direction in life.
Finish the sentence to describe yourself.
I AM A ___________________
There is a philosophical angle to answering “who am I?”.
- A nutritionist would say you are what you eat.
- A philosophy enthusiast may say you think; therefore, you are.
- A determinist would say you are what you were born to be.
- A non-determinist would say you are who you choose to be.
But we are not just one thing. We have not just ONE LABEL. We have many labels. Write at list four sentences following the pattern above.
1. ________________________________ 2. ________________________________
3. ________________________________ 4. _________________________________
Do you identify more strongly with one?
Now, do the following exercise.
How do I see others? How do others see me? Prejudices.
Prejudice refers to negative feelings, attitudes and beliefs toward individuals and groups based on preconceived notions about ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, age, religion and much more.
Understanding Prejudice and Its Impact on Society
1. What is the literal meaning of the word "prejudice" based on its Latin origins?
a. After judgment
b. Before judgment
c. Fair judgment
d. No judgment
2. Which theory suggests that people organize themselves into groups they belong to and don't belong to?
a. Realistic conflict theory
b. Scapegoating theory
c. Authoritarian personality theory
d. Social identity theory
3. According to the realistic conflict theory, what increases negative feelings between groups?
a. Competition for limited resources
b. Differences in physical appearance
c. Lack of social interaction
d. Genetic predisposition
4. Which theory proposes that certain individuals may be more susceptible to prejudice due to their personality traits?
a. Culture theory
b. Scapegoating theory
c. Authoritarian personality theory
d. Social identity theory
5. What is the primary difference between prejudice and discrimination?
a. Prejudice is always visible, while discrimination is not
b. Discrimination is a feeling, while prejudice is an action
c. Prejudice refers to attitudes, while discrimination refers to actions
d. There is no difference between the two terms
6. According to the article, which group faces the most discrimination worldwide?
a. Women
b. LGBTQ+ community
c. People of African Descent
d. Migrants and refugees
7. How can prejudice potentially affect an individual's health?
a. By improving access to healthcare services
b. By increasing stress levels only
c. By affecting access to education, housing, and healthcare
d. It has no impact on health outcomes
8. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a common form of prejudice?
a. Xenophobia
b. Ageism
c. Classism
d. Technophobia
9. What does the article suggest as a way to reduce prejudice?
a. Isolating different groups from each other
b. Encouraging interaction between different groups
c. Ignoring the existence of prejudice
d. Strengthening in-group bonds
10. According to the article, why might prejudice have evolved in humans?
a. To promote social harmony
b. To increase genetic diversity
c. To avoid potential dangers
d. To improve communication skills
Video 2
FACES What do faces say about us?
Villains or heroes?
put people into boxes.
DIFFERENT.
POETRY AND IDENTITY. Estellés and Rupi Kaur.
HOW CAN I EXPLORE IDENTITY THROUGH POETRY?
Find some contrasting information about the two authors. The aim is to set them in time and space and to see how it affects the poem. Distribute the information you find in two columns.
Now read this poem by Vicent Andrés Estellés called lovers and translated into English. Compare it with the original version in Valencian.
Never were there in València two lovers like us.
We loved ferociously, from morn 'til night.
I recall everything, as you hang out the clothes.
Years have passed, many years: many things have happened.
Suddenly that wind, or love, seizes me still
And we roll on the ground amidst embraces and kisses.
We do not know love as a loving custom,
As a quiet custom of politeness and finery
(and may the chaste López-Picó pardon us).
Love, It awakens suddenly, like an old hurricane,
it throws us to the ground, it joins us together,
squeezing us tightly.
Sometimes I desired a courteous love,
With the gramophone on, kissing you idly,
Now a shoulder, next an ear lobe.
Our love is a brusque and savage love
And we feel a bitter yearning for the earth,
Of rolling upside down amidst kisses and clutches.
I'll say it clear. Primal, ... I know it.
We ignore Petrarch's work, we ignore many things.
The stanzas of Riba, the rhymes of Bécquer.
Afterwards, lying somehow on the ground,
We realise that we are barbarous, that this may not be,
we are not in the right age, and this and that.
Never were there in València two lovers like us,
Lovers like us are just not born!
How does the poet understand love? Why does he say we ignore Petrarch' s work...etc?
Listen the the interview
TRUE or FALSE?
1. True or False: Rupi believed she had to become a pop star to be successful.
2. True or False: She started drawing and writing poetry at a young age because she moved to Canada.
3. True or False: She was able to publish her book without any financial support.
4. True or False: She felt confident about her first drawing.
5. True or False: Sam Smith got a tattoo of one of the speaker's drawings.
6. True or False: The speaker's parents were fully supportive of her artistic ambitions.
7. True or False: The poem "Timeless" addresses pressure from publishers to write more.
8. True or False: Rupi Kaur believes that women lose relevance with age.
9. True or False: The speaker's first book is titled "Milk and Honey."
10. True or False: She feels that she has not yet reached her peak in creativity
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