Identities can be avowed and ascribed. Ascribed means you are assigned an identity by the influential people around you. Avowed means you assign yourself an identity and act it out. As re

Identities can be avowed and ascribed. Ascribed means you are assigned an identity by the influential people around you. Avowed means you assign yourself an identity and act it out.

As relationships progress, we are looking at how others perceive us.
As our identities are being shaped by the perspectives of others and the culture/community we share, our identities are multidimensional and changing.
Our past has made us into who we are. We are shaped by our parents, school, media, work, the government/patriotism/nationalism, peers, friends and enemies!

After viewing the video and studying the above definitions, respond to the following questions. You may use examples from the video to reflect your personal responses.

What person/persons has played a significant role in shaping your identity? Why? What did they do to influence and shape your identity? (Minimum 250 words.)
How has school effected/shaped your identity? What positive ways has the school culture shaped your identity? What negatives ways? In what ways do you expect the school culture to continue to effect change in your identity? (Minimum 350 words.)
Identify and describe three types of propaganda / techniques used by governmental agencies to shape your identity? (For example: All students recite the pledge each morning at school.) (Minimum 350 words.)
An exercise in “avowed” identity and “social construction.” If you could be the one choosing, what are the words you would put on your tombstone? Take a few moments to consider: What is the legacy you are leaving to the world? After serious reflection, write the words you wish to be placed on your tombstone (these words reflect your avowed identity)? What does the epitaph say about you? What does it say about your “social construction.”