2.2 How is identity developed?
Now that you have begun to think about the many different pieces that make you unique, we will look at how we have developed this identity or how this identity is socially constructed.
Watch: Geneva Gay video
Activity
After watching the video, answer the following questions:
1. What does Gay say about the social construction of identity?
2. What does Gay say about the individual’s capacity to independently construct him or herself?
3. What identity characteristics are socially constructed and which are independently constructed?
References
Social justice Standards: Unpacking identity. (n.d.). Retrieved May 11, 2021, from https://www.learningforjustice.org/professional-development/social-justice-standards-unpacking-identity
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